Re: Drawing realtime line graphs
"Nick Schultz" <NickSchultz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm creating an application that will consist of a main view of a
CMFCListCtrl with multiple CMFCDockablePanes displaying the listed data in
a
line graph format. I know there isn't a control that does graphs, so I'm
assuming i will be creating my own. I have some experience with computer
graphics using openGL, but thought openGL might have too much of an
overhead
for simple 2D drawings.
What do you recommend as the base technology of creating my own 2D line
graph?
I'm also thinking of placing these graphs within their own views so when
the
list gets updated, the individual views can update their graphs.
2D line graphs are easy. You scale the data into an array of points in
pixel coordinates and then call CDC::Polyline to draw it. If your needs are
simple there's not much point in using a library.
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