[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 137991] Date/time labelling in a chart is VERY poor

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137991

--- Comment #12 from Ralph Peters <RPeters52 at gmail.com> ---
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It works

Hello Uwe,

FIRST, thank you for your help!!!  Second, it works!

I have been using "x-y scatter chart" since you suggested it.  I am not using
"Line Chart"

You said:
"The dates are not calc dates but text, hence you need
to turn the text to date using `Data -> Text To Columns`." 

I tried this and it works!  (BTW, this is NOT an obvious fix, at least to me!)

I have attached my current result.


Yes, I understand that this is a bug-tracker and not a "help" column.  I looked
through various sites, including AskLibreOffice, tried their suggestions and
made little progress.

IF YOU ARE WILLING, I have a comment for your consideration.

I would suggest that there is a software problem (or maybe "bug") in the sense
that it was difficult for me to plot simple values versus date/time.  

I am not a newbie with no experience writing software for myself AND for
others.  My first FORTRAN program was written in 1970 and I wrote software for
myself and others for 30+ years at Sandia National Laboratories.  This included
software to interactively and/or automatically convert "scanner" data into 3D
models for use by automated machinery (robots). 

I always welcomed questions from my users as they helped me make my software
better.  Many times they identified bugs, but sometimes it was just poor
"communication" on my part.

Thanks again for your help!!  
Ralph Peters

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