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=head1 NAME

Chart::Manual - Chart user manual

=head1 SYNOPSIS

Chart is a collection of modules for visualizing numerical data.
Its design goals are feature richness, maximal flexibility, and minimal 
dependencies. It writes PNG and JPG images into files or STDOUT 
(for web usage).

The early API is mostly borrowed from Martien Verbruggen's L<GIFgraph> module.

=head1 TYPES

The module currently suports xycharts with points, lines, mountains,
bar charts, stacked bars, error bars, pie and ring charts with split and
polar coordinate systems. Also composite charts are possible.
All types are in detail:

L<Chart::Manual::Types>

=head1 WORKFLOWS

Chart can be used in several ways, which are broadly described under: 

L<Chart::Manual::Workflows>

=head1 METHODS

A complete explanation of all methods geared toward the user:

L<Chart::Manual::Methods>


=head1 PROPERTIES

The method C<set> allows to directly change particular chart properties.
All of these explained in detail with their acceptable and default values
are sorted there by name or topic or type:

L<Chart::Manual::Properties>



=head1 COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2022 David Bonner, Herbert Breunung.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
under same terms as Perl itself.

=head1 AUTHOR

David Bonner, <chartgrp@web.de>
Herbert Breunung, <lichtkind@cpan.org>


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