best chart module 2007 update

jeteve has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: best chart module 2007 update by LTjake (Prior) on Mar 27, 2007 at 12:14 UTC
A module worth checking out (IMO) would be, Chart::Clicker. It uses the Cairo graphics library underneath (which could make it too difficult to install in some circumstance, sadly) -- and the output is pretty sexy. -- "Go up to the next female stranger you see and tell her that her "body is a wonderland." My hypothesis is that she’ll be too busy laughing at you to even bother slapping you." (src)	[reply]
Re: best chart module 2007 update by lin0 (Curate) on Mar 27, 2007 at 13:04 UTC
Hi jeteve, Any new input since 2004 ? Yes. You can have a look at Really slick Charts and Graphs for some good recommendations. Cheers, lin0	[reply]
Re: best chart module 2007 update by lima1 (Curate) on Mar 27, 2007 at 16:04 UTC
When I need to visualize some data, I often realize that it is easier to code in R than in perl. And if it is not, then I would have the problem that my graphs don't have a common look if I'd use a perl chart module. So I use R for all my charts: `use R; use RReferences; &R::initR("--silent"); &R::library("RSPerl"); &R::eval("par(mfrow=c(1,2))"); @x = &R::call("rnorm", 10); # We need to make the @x a reference or the contents # will be treated as individual arguments. #&R::call("plot", \@x); #&R::callWithNames("plot", {'x' , \@x, 'ylab','data'}); &R::callWithNames("plot", {'x' => \@x, 'ylab' => 'data'}); @x = &R::call("seq", 1,10); &R::call("plot", \@x); print "Sleeping for 5 seconds and then quitting\n"; sleep(5);` [download] (taken from the RSPerl examples)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: best chart module 2007 update by Random_Walk (Prior) on Mar 28, 2007 at 09:09 UTC
I have been using ChartDirector to make some management attractive graphs. It is shareware with a pretty liberal licence for the trial version. It has an OO interface, is multi platform and multi language and has enough eye candy options to keep management happy. I am not affiliated with the producers of this software in any way. I am just a satisfied user of this tool Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply]