Graphs
======
-This page has a parameter that sets the location of a Web Dot
-server, or of the Web Dot binary on the local system, that is used
-to generate dependency graphs. Web Dot is a CGI program that creates
-images from :file:`.dot` graphic description files. If
-no Web Dot server or binary is specified, then dependency graphs will
-be disabled.
+Bugzilla can draw graphs of bug dependency relationships, using a tool called
+:file:`dot` (from the `GraphViz project <http://graphviz.org/>`_) or a web
+service called Web Dot. This page allows you to set the location of the binary
+or service. If no Web Dot server or binary is specified, then dependency
+graphs will be disabled.
webdotbase
- It is possible to show graphs of dependent bugs. You may set this parameter to any of the following:
+ You may set this parameter to any of the following:
- * A complete file path to :command:`dot` (part of GraphViz) will generate the graphs locally.
- * A URL prefix pointing to an installation of the webdot package will generate the graphs remotely.
- * A blank value will disable dependency graphing.
+ * A complete file path to :command:`dot` (part of GraphViz), which will
+ generate the graphs locally.
+ * A URL prefix pointing to an installation of the webdot package, which
+ will generate the graphs remotely.
+ * A blank value, which will disable dependency graphing.
- The default value is a publicly-accessible webdot server. If you change this value, make certain that the webdot server can read files from your webdot directory. On Apache you do this by editing the :file:`.htaccess` file, for other systems the needed measures may vary. You can run :command:`checksetup.pl` to recreate the :file:`.htaccess` file if it has been lost.
+ The default value is blank. We recommend using a local install of
+ :file:`dot`. If you change this value to a web service, make certain that
+ the webdot server can read files from your webdot directory. On Apache
+ you do this by editing the :file:`.htaccess` file; for other systems the
+ needed measures may vary. You can run :command:`checksetup.pl` to
+ recreate the :file:`.htaccess` file if it has been lost.
font_file
- You can specify the full path to a TrueType font file which will be used to display text (labels, legends, ...) in charts and graphical reports. To support as many languages as possible, we recommend to specify a TrueType font such as Unifont which supports all printable characters in the Basic Multilingual Plane. If you leave this parameter empty, a default font will be used, but its support is limited to English characters only and so other characters will be displayed incorrectly.
+ You can specify the full path to a TrueType font file which will be used
+ to display text (labels, legends, ...) in charts and graphical reports.
+ To support as many languages as possible, we recommend to specify a
+ TrueType font such as Unifont which supports all printable characters in
+ the Basic Multilingual Plane. If you leave this parameter empty, a default
+ font will be used, but its support is limited to English characters only
+ and so other characters will be displayed incorrectly.
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