GSoC: Adding native support for histogram chart

[Devansh Varshney]

Hi Everyone,

For this week, the columns/bars are now visible over the UI. I still have
to make proper changes to the model and controller. Now I need to make
changes to modify these changes eventually towards getting the Histogram
plot.
Here's the link to the PR: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/167068/


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Regards,
Devansh

On Wed, 8 May 2024 at 21:24, Devansh Varshney <varshney.devansh614 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> For this week, my top priority is to make the new Histogram chart type
> selectable from the UI.
>
> Initially, it will be a working copy of the existing basic bar/column
> chart type.
>
> Then, I'll make the required changes with each passing iteration.
>
> Here's the link to the PR: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/167068/
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Devansh
>
> On Tue, 7 May 2024 at 18:05, Devansh Varshney <
> varshney.devansh614 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am Devansh and this year I have been selected for the* Google Summer
>> of Code (GSoC) program with LibreOffice* to *Add the support for the
>> Histogram Chart* - GSoC Idea list (
>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas#Histogram_.28and_other_missing.29_Chart_Type
>> ) and *Tomaž Vajngerl* is going to be* my mentor,* who has guided me
>> throughout the proposal process and will continue to do so until the
>> project's completion.
>>
>> I gravitated towards adding the support for the Histogram chart (and if
>> time permits other missing charts also from the MS Office 2016) stems from
>> my family background in science, engineering, and finance, where data
>> visualization plays a crucial role. Working on this project allows me to
>> connect with my family's work and explain my contributions in a meaningful
>> way.
>>
>> Second, while preparing the proposal report I came across that the *CERN*
>> also uses the LibreOffice for their work is doing a work around because of
>> no native support of these new chart types. (
>> https://indico.cern.ch/event/977476/contributions/4204938/attachments/2191304/3703670/EN-Plotting-a-histogram-in-libreoffice.pdf)
>> which was the point where I can see the impact of this task. Not only this
>> *IndiaMart*, a prominent B2B marketplace where my friends work told me
>> that it also uses LibreOffice.
>>
>> Seeing the potential impact of this project on real-world users was a
>> significant motivator for me. This project checks all the right boxes for
>> me.
>>
>> I have been impressed by the LibreOffice community and documentation,
>> which are among the best I've seen.
>> I'd like to extend my gratitude to the community members who have helped
>> me get started with my contributions, including Hossein, Heiko, Michael,
>> Marco, and especially Ilmari, who was the first to guide me.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Devansh <https://www.youtube.com/@kyuantym>
>> (IRC: devansh)
>>
>
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