[rrd-users] How to have a proper graph

[A Darren Dunham]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 05:25:44PM +0100, Black wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> I have an esthetic question for my graphs. I take the number of users on a shoutcast server every 5 minutes. I obtain this kind of graph:http://ozone-serveur.com/graphs/9608-test-day.png
> 
> As you can see, it creates some little "stairs" and not a linear graph
such as http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/gallery/btdmd8.png

Yes.  But of course yours is "correct" since the number of users on the
system is always an integer.

> How do you think i can create an homogeneous, beautiful and great
> graph?

Have you seen slope-mode?

   [-E|--slope-mode]

   RRDtool graphs are composed of stair case curves by default. This is
   in line with the way RRDtool calculates its data. Some people favor a
   more 'organic' look for their graphs even though it is not all that
   true.

-- 
Darren