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    Remove the selected columns from 'Available Columns' in 'Select Columns' window

    when selecting multiple columns it would be much easier if the already selected columns will not appear in the 'available columns' list
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Filters 1 Already exists

    Sort scatterplot points by the Y-axis value

    I want to sort the X-axis, which are String labels, based on the Y-axis values. This is possible via Histrogram but not Scatterplot.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    secure the options in the Spotfire URL

    In SPOTFIRE you can share links. For example the options in the URL can look like this: options=13-0,10-0,9-0,5-0,6-0,17-0,11-0,12-0,14-0,1-0,3-0,18-0,7-0,15-0,19-0,4-1,2-0 which someone can put in a file and modify to options=13-1,10-1,9-1,5-1,6-...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Actions 0 Future Consideration

    Do not reformat html when switching from editing a text area and editing the html

    The formatting goes away when writing nice indented html including comments and stuff and then you edit the text area with the WYSIWYG editor to copy Spotfire controls (which is tricky btw) and then you go back to the html to see it all "optimized...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    create document properties from custom expression editor

    A nice shortcut is to be able to create document properties when creating iron python script parameters. If the doc prop does not exist, you can create a new one directly from there without having to go to the menu. I would like to see a similar s...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire 0 Future Consideration

    double click custom expression to edit

    instead of right click the custom expression and select edit custom expression
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Import fixed width data tables into Spotfire

    Sometimes source data tables are in the format of fixed width, no delimiter being used. Below is an example. Each field has a fixed width of 3 characters, but no delimiter. a def gh abc def g ab de ghi Importing data like this into Spotfire, there...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 2 Future Consideration

    Add Ruler tool to map chart

    Would like to be able to click on the tool and measure the distance between 2 points in the map chart. Most other spatial softwares have this tool and it would be greatly beneficial for many of our workflows.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Read/Access the KPI Chart values using Ironpython?

    The KPI chart allows you to compute calculations like that of other visualizations. It would be nice to be able to extract those calculated values using IronPython like it is possible in a Cross Table. This would defeat the purpose of using the KP...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Expose XJitter & YJitter properties to IronPython MapChart Class

    For example government bodies may be required to obfuscate precise locations of events when presenting evidence. Exposing these properties would also allow analysts to easily modify mapchart marker locations via webplayer / pre-authored dashboards...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Already exists
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