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.devansh...@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) >
