Bug 144632 - "Minor interval count" for axis scaling options has artificial maximum limit
Summary: "Minor interval count" for axis scaling options has artificial maximum limit
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Chart (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.1.6.2 release
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: Chart
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Reported: 2021-09-21 03:51 UTC by Concerned User
Modified: 2024-12-27 03:12 UTC (History)
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Description Concerned User 2021-09-21 03:51:51 UTC
The "Minor interval count" parameter does not accept a value greater than 100.  When working with large values on an axis, this becomes a limiting factor.

Example: I have a Y-Axis scale on a line graph set to a Minimum of 0, a Maximum of 680,000, and a major interval set to Automatic (100,000).  A useful "Minor interval count" in this case would be 20,000.

Expected Behavior: A value of 20,000 should be accepted as entered.

Actual Behavior: Any value greater than 100 is reset to exactly 100 upon exiting the input field.

The maximum value should scale to a value relative to the manually-entered or automatically-generated "Maximum" axis value.  In this case, a maximum value of 680,000 should allow values greater than 100, but no greater than the Maximum value.  Alternatively, consider using the "Major interval" value as the maximum allowed value, understanding there may be some perceived end-user value in having a minor interval be GREATER than a major interval.
Comment 1 Concerned User 2021-09-21 04:22:13 UTC
It should be noted that the observed behavior in Excel 2016 is to automatically raise the Major interval to be equal to the input Minor interval, irrespective of the Maximum value for the axis.  Setting a Major interval smaller than an existing Minor interval resets Minor back to "Auto" or automatic scale.

For example: If the major scale is set to 6500 and one attempts to enter a minor scale of 6600, the major scale is automatically set to 6600 to match the user input on the minor scale.

If the user then enters 6500 in the major scale, the minor scale is adjusted to Auto (in this case, the value was 1300).
Comment 2 Concerned User 2021-11-17 04:54:21 UTC
This behavior persists in the latest release (7.2.2.2).
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2022-11-18 13:50:32 UTC
I confirm and it seems useful to remove the limitation.

Arch Linux 64-bit
Version: 7.5.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
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Built on 18 November 2022
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2024-12-27 03:12:54 UTC
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