DashCapper - Fred Anderson

I have posted the bare bones alpha code last night on the sparklinecfc.RIAForge.org site. The code is pretty sparse and no real documentation yet. But I felt it was better to just get the first version out and we could start tweaking from here.
The basic file setup for the code at this point is:

• Core.cfc: basic shared functions (not sure if I am using this at this point)
• Sparklline.cfc: This is the base Sparkline object that will hold all of the common items for the different types of microcharts.
• BarChart.cfc: Collection of bar chart functions, the basic setting are "Full Chart" which essentially means consider the sum of all elements given to be 100% and then divide the chart from there. The other method is to dictate what 100% is by stating maxStackedBar = n. You also have the option to align the chart left or right.
  
• PieChart.cfc: The pie charts are rather plain at this point, you pass in the data and the colors and any border info you may want.
  
• WinLossChart.cfc: basic params are win color, loss color, tie color and the data you put in.
  
• BulletChart.cfc: Empty
• ColumnChart.cfc: Empty
• IconChart.cfc: Empty
• LineChart.cfc: Empty
• SparkTest.cfm: Sampel page showing the three chart types. I have added a couple functions from cflib.org. I really like the FadeList() function. It allows for nice chart shades
• Test.cfm: another test, just the pie chart.

Please contact me if you have any questions. I know the code is a little hectic, but I figured it would be better than sitting on it any longer.

I have started SparklineCFC as an open source project on RIAForge. http://sparklinecfc.riaforge.org/

Sparklines are little graphs or charts that can fit in the context of a line of text.

People tend to use them in Excel or tickers, and there are some open source libraries and commercial libraries as well.

Please stay tuned, Fred

With cfObjective() 2008  in our rear view now I can stop with the posts about food and music in St. Paul, at least until next year. I am not going to go over all of the great presentations, chances are you have the presenters in your rss, and why not get it from the authors themselves.

It's time to get back to work, I have a presentation to give at the June Twin Cities CFUG ColderFusion.com and I would like to get the first public version of the SparkLine CFC out before that. If you are interested in microcharts or spaarklines and would like to help me debug the alpha release, please drop a message here or send me an email through the contact form.

Thanks, Fred

Disclaimer: I have not been to the St. Paul Grill, but my wife says it great, but you may not be able to get a reservation at this late date.

Where's the beef? Sadly it's not in St. Paul. I wish I could recommend a place downtown to get a great steak, but you are going to have to catch a cab or local to take you over to Minneapolis for this.

First let's get it out of the way that a good cut of meat is going to cost at least $20 (more like $40), add on an appetizer,  drinks, tax and tip and it's at least $50-$70/per person.

In Downtown St. Paul the two places I have eaten are Mancini's and Kincaid's, and at both I found the food to be average, which isn't going to "cut" it (hardy har har). If you have to stay in St Paul, I would choose Mancini's the atmosphere is great.

Now for the real food. As I said earlier, catch a cab or a local cf'er and make your way to downtown Minneapolis. Your choices are

• Ruth's Chris
• Murray's
• Manny's (best steak) $$
• Rossi's (my favorite) $$

Manny's and Rossi's are going to cost a little more. Manny's has better steak, but may favorite is Rossi's, they have a great jazz bar and they offer a "bone-in" tenderloin that is fantastic. Both of these places are going charge at $40 for you cut of meat.