Merge branch 'develop'

README.md

-## [![XChart](http://www.xeiam.com/images/XChart_64_64.png)](http://www.xeiam.com/xchart) XChart
+## [![XChart](http://xeiam.com/wp-content/uploads/xchartlogo.png)](http://xeiam.com/xchart) XChart
 A Simple Charting Library for Java
 
 ## Description
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ Usage is very simple: Create a Chart instance, add a series of data to it, and e
     new SwingWrapper(chart).displayChart();
 
     // Save it
-    BitmapEncoder.savePNG(chart, "./Sample_Chart.png");
+    BitmapEncoder.saveBitmap(chart, "./Sample_Chart", BitmapFormat.PNG);
     
     // or save it in high-res
-    BitmapEncoder.savePNGWithDPI(chart, "./Sample_Chart_300_DPI.png", 300);
+    BitmapEncoder.saveBitmapWithDPI(chart, "./Sample_Chart_300_DPI", BitmapFormat.PNG, 300);
     
-Now go ahead and [study some more examples](http://www.xeiam.com/xchart_examplecode.jsp), [download the thing](http://www.xeiam.com/xchart_changelog.jsp) and [provide feedback](https://github.com/timmolter/XChart/issues).
+Now go ahead and [study some more examples](http://xeiam.com/xchart-example-code/), [download the thing](http://xeiam.com/xchart-change-log) and [provide feedback](https://github.com/timmolter/XChart/issues).
 
 ## Features
 * No additional dependencies
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Now go ahead and [study some more examples](http://www.xeiam.com/xchart_examplec
 
 ### Non-Maven
 
-Download Jar: http://www.xeiam.com/xchart_changelog.jsp
+Download Jar: http://xeiam.com/xchart-change-log
 
 ### Maven
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Add the XChart library as a dependency to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.xeiam.xchart</groupId>
         <artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version>
+        <version>2.4.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
 For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.xeiam</groupId>
       <artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
 ## Building
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
 
 ## Running Demo
     cd /path/to/xchart-demo/jar/
-    java -cp xchart-demo-2.4.0.jar:xchart-2.4.0.jar com.xeiam.xchart.demo.XChartDemo
+    java -cp xchart-demo-2.4.1.jar:xchart-2.4.1.jar com.xeiam.xchart.demo.XChartDemo
 
 ## Bugs
 Please report any bugs or submit feature requests to [XChart's Github issue tracker](https://github.com/timmolter/XChart/issues).  

pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.xeiam.xchart</groupId>
 	<artifactId>xchart-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>XChart Parent</name>
 	<description>Basic Charts for Java Applications</description>

xchart-demo/pom.xml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.xeiam.xchart</groupId>
 		<artifactId>xchart-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>xchart-demo</artifactId>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.xeiam.xchart</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 

xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/XChartDemo.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import javax.swing.tree.TreeSelectionModel;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.XChartPanel;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.area.AreaChart01;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.area.AreaChart02;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.area.AreaLineChart03;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.bar.BarChart01;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.bar.BarChart02;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.bar.BarChart03;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.theme.ThemeChart03;
 
 /**
  * Class containing all XChart example charts
- * 
+ *
  * @author timmolter
  */
 public class XChartDemo extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ public class XChartDemo extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener {
 
   /**
    * Create the tree
-   * 
+   *
    * @param top
    */
   private void createNodes(DefaultMutableTreeNode top) {
@@ -194,6 +195,9 @@ public class XChartDemo extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener {
     defaultMutableTreeNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode(new ChartInfo("AreaChart02 - Null Y-Axis Data Points", new AreaChart02().getChart()));
     category.add(defaultMutableTreeNode);
 
+    defaultMutableTreeNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode(new ChartInfo("AreaLineChart03 - Combination Are & Line Chart", new AreaLineChart03().getChart()));
+    category.add(defaultMutableTreeNode);
+
     // Line category
     category = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Line Charts");
     top.add(category);

xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/charts/area/AreaChart01.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class AreaChart01 implements ExampleChart {
   public Chart getChart() {
 
     // Create Chart
-    Chart chart = new ChartBuilder().chartType(ChartType.Area).width(800).height(600).title("AreaChart01").xAxisTitle("X").yAxisTitle("Y").build();
+    Chart chart = new ChartBuilder().chartType(ChartType.Area).width(800).height(600).title(getClass().getSimpleName()).xAxisTitle("X").yAxisTitle("Y").build();
     chart.addSeries("a", new double[] { 0, 3, 5, 7, 9 }, new double[] { -3, 5, 9, 6, 5 });
     chart.addSeries("b", new double[] { 0, 2, 4, 6, 9 }, new double[] { -1, 6, 4, 0, 4 });
     chart.addSeries("c", new double[] { 0, 1, 3, 8, 9 }, new double[] { -2, -1, 1, 0, 1 });

xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/charts/area/AreaChart02.java

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class AreaChart02 implements ExampleChart {
   public Chart getChart() {
 
     // Create Chart
-    Chart chart = new ChartBuilder().chartType(ChartType.Area).width(800).height(600).title("AreaChart02").xAxisTitle("X").yAxisTitle("Y").build();
+    Chart chart = new ChartBuilder().chartType(ChartType.Area).width(800).height(600).title(getClass().getSimpleName()).xAxisTitle("X").yAxisTitle("Y").build();
 
     List<Integer> xData = new ArrayList<Integer>();
     List<Integer> yData = new ArrayList<Integer>();

xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/charts/area/AreaLineChart03.java

+/**
+ * Copyright 2011 - 2014 Xeiam LLC.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.area;
+
+import com.xeiam.xchart.Chart;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.Series;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.SeriesMarker;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.StyleManager;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.StyleManager.ChartType;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.StyleManager.LegendPosition;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.SwingWrapper;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.ExampleChart;
+
+/**
+ * Combination Line & Area Chart
+ * <p/>
+ * Demonstrates the following:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Combination of Line and Area series
+ * <li>Axis Label Alignment
+ * <li>Ensuring a chart axis on a tick
+ */
+public class AreaLineChart03 implements ExampleChart {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+    ExampleChart exampleChart = new AreaLineChart03();
+    Chart chart = exampleChart.getChart();
+    new SwingWrapper(chart).displayChart();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Chart getChart() {
+
+    // Create Chart
+    Chart chart = new Chart(800, 600);
+
+    // Customize Chart
+    chart.setChartTitle(getClass().getSimpleName());
+    chart.setXAxisTitle("Age");
+    chart.setYAxisTitle("Amount");
+    chart.getStyleManager().setLegendPosition(LegendPosition.InsideNW);
+    chart.getStyleManager().setChartType(ChartType.Line);
+
+    // @formatter:off
+    double[] xAges = new double[]{
+        60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69,
+        70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,
+        80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
+        90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100};
+
+    double[] yLiability = new double[]{
+        672234,
+        691729,
+        711789,
+        732431,
+        753671,
+        775528,
+        798018,
+        821160,
+        844974,
+        869478,
+        907735,
+        887139,
+        865486,
+        843023,
+        819621,
+        795398,
+        770426,
+        744749,
+        719011,
+        693176,
+        667342,
+        641609,
+        616078,
+        590846,
+        565385,
+        540002,
+        514620,
+        489380,
+        465149,
+        441817,
+        419513,
+        398465,
+        377991,
+        358784,
+        340920,
+        323724,
+        308114,
+        293097,
+        279356,
+        267008,
+        254873
+    };
+
+    double[] yPercentile75th = new double[]{
+        800000,
+        878736,
+        945583,
+        1004209,
+        1083964,
+        1156332,
+        1248041,
+        1340801,
+        1440138,
+        1550005,
+        1647728,
+        1705046,
+        1705032,
+        1710672,
+        1700847,
+        1683418,
+        1686522,
+        1674901,
+        1680456,
+        1679164,
+        1668514,
+        1672860,
+        1673988,
+        1646597,
+        1641842,
+        1653758,
+        1636317,
+        1620725,
+        1589985,
+        1586451,
+        1559507,
+        1544234,
+        1529700,
+        1507496,
+        1474907,
+        1422169,
+        1415079,
+        1346929,
+        1311689,
+        1256114,
+        1221034
+    };
+
+    double[] yPercentile50th = new double[]{
+        800000,
+        835286,
+        873456,
+        927048,
+        969305,
+        1030749,
+        1101102,
+        1171396,
+        1246486,
+        1329076,
+        1424666,
+        1424173,
+        1421853,
+        1397093,
+        1381882,
+        1364562,
+        1360050,
+        1336885,
+        1340431,
+        1312217,
+        1288274,
+        1271615,
+        1262682,
+        1237287,
+        1211335,
+        1191953,
+        1159689,
+        1117412,
+        1078875,
+        1021020,
+        974933,
+        910189,
+        869154,
+        798476,
+        744934,
+        674501,
+        609237,
+        524516,
+        442234,
+        343960,
+        257025
+    };
+
+    double[] yPercentile25th = new double[]{
+        800000,
+        791439,
+        809744,
+        837020,
+        871166,
+        914836,
+        958257,
+        1002955,
+        1054094,
+        1118934,
+        1194071,
+        1185041,
+        1175401,
+        1156578,
+        1132121,
+        1094879,
+        1066202,
+        1054411,
+        1028619,
+        987730,
+        944977,
+        914929,
+        880687,
+        809330,
+        783318,
+        739751,
+        696201,
+        638242,
+        565197,
+        496959,
+        421280,
+        358113,
+        276518,
+        195571,
+        109514,
+        13876,
+        29,
+        0,
+        0,
+        0,
+        0};
+    // @formatter:on
+
+    Series seriesLiability = chart.addSeries("Liability", xAges, yLiability);
+    seriesLiability.setMarker(SeriesMarker.NONE);
+    seriesLiability.setSeriesType(Series.SeriesType.Area);
+
+    Series seriesPercentile75th = chart.addSeries("75th Percentile", xAges, yPercentile75th);
+    seriesPercentile75th.setMarker(SeriesMarker.NONE);
+
+    Series seriesPercentile50th = chart.addSeries("50th Percentile", xAges, yPercentile50th);
+    seriesPercentile50th.setMarker(SeriesMarker.NONE);
+
+    Series seriesPercentile25th = chart.addSeries("25th Percentile", xAges, yPercentile25th);
+    seriesPercentile25th.setMarker(SeriesMarker.NONE);
+
+    chart.getStyleManager().setYAxisLabelAlignment(StyleManager.TextAlignment.Right);
+    chart.getStyleManager().setYAxisDecimalPattern("$ #,###.##");
+
+    chart.getStyleManager().setPlotPadding(0);
+    chart.getStyleManager().setAxisTickSpacePercentage(.95);
+    // chart.getStyleManager().setYAxisMax(1620725 * 1.15); // We want to ensure there is a % of padding on the top of the chart
+    return chart;
+  }
+
+}

xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/charts/bar/BarChart02.java

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class BarChart02 implements ExampleChart {
     Series series = chart.addSeries("Model 77", xData, yData);
     series.setLineColor(SeriesColor.RED);
     chart.getStyleManager().setPlotGridLinesVisible(false);
+    chart.getStyleManager().setBarFilled(false);
 
     return chart;
   }

xchart/pom.xml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.xeiam.xchart</groupId>
 		<artifactId>xchart-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>xchart</artifactId>

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Series.java

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.style.SeriesColorMarkerLineStyle;
  */
 public class Series {
 
+  public enum SeriesType {
+    Line, Area
+  }
+
   private String name = "";
 
   private Collection<?> xData;
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ public class Series {
   private Collection<? extends Number> yData;
   private AxisType yAxisType;
 
+  private SeriesType seriesType;
+
   private Collection<? extends Number> errorBars;
 
   /** the minimum value of axis range */
@@ -60,6 +66,9 @@ public class Series {
   /** Line Color */
   private Color strokeColor;
 
+  /** Fill Colour */
+  private Color fillColor;
+
   /** Marker Style */
   private Marker marker;
 
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ public class Series {
     this.errorBars = errorBars;
 
     strokeColor = seriesColorMarkerLineStyle.getColor();
+    fillColor = seriesColorMarkerLineStyle.getColor();
     markerColor = seriesColorMarkerLineStyle.getColor();
     marker = seriesColorMarkerLineStyle.getMarker();
     stroke = seriesColorMarkerLineStyle.getStroke();
@@ -241,6 +251,16 @@ public class Series {
     return this;
   }
 
+  public SeriesType getSeriesType() {
+
+    return seriesType;
+  }
+
+  public void setSeriesType(SeriesType seriesType) {
+
+    this.seriesType = seriesType;
+  }
+
   public Collection<?> getXData() {
 
     return xData;
@@ -296,6 +316,16 @@ public class Series {
     return markerColor;
   }
 
+  public Color getFillColor() {
+
+    return fillColor;
+  }
+
+  public void setFillColor(Color fillColor) {
+
+    this.fillColor = fillColor;
+  }
+
   public String getName() {
 
     return name;

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/StyleManager.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.style.XChartTheme;
 
 /**
  * The StyleManager is used to manage all things related to styling of the vast number of Chart components
- * 
+ *
  * @author timmolter
  */
 public class StyleManager {
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class StyleManager {
     }
   }
 
+  public enum TextAlignment {
+    Left, Centre, Right;
+  }
+
   /** the default Theme */
   private Theme theme = new XChartTheme();
 
@@ -116,7 +120,9 @@ public class StyleManager {
   private Double xAxisMax;
   private Double yAxisMin;
   private Double yAxisMax;
-  private double axisTickSpaceRatio;
+  private double axisTickSpacePercentage;
+  private TextAlignment xAxisLabelAlignment = TextAlignment.Centre;
+  private TextAlignment yAxisLabelAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
 
   // Chart Plot Area ///////////////////////////////
   private boolean isPlotGridLinesVisible;
@@ -130,6 +136,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
   // Bar Charts ///////////////////////////////
   private double barWidthPercentage;
   private boolean isBarsOverlapped;
+  private boolean isBarFilled;
 
   // Line, Scatter, Area Charts ///////////////////////////////
   private int markerSize;
@@ -142,6 +149,8 @@ public class StyleManager {
   private TimeZone timezone;
   private String datePattern;
   private String decimalPattern;
+  private String xAxisDecimalPattern;
+  private String yAxisDecimalPattern;
 
   /**
    * Constructor
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
     xAxisMax = null;
     yAxisMin = null;
     yAxisMax = null;
-    axisTickSpaceRatio = .95;
+    axisTickSpacePercentage = .95;
 
     // Chart Plot Area ///////////////////////////////
     isPlotGridLinesVisible = theme.isPlotGridLinesVisible();
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
     // Bar Charts ///////////////////////////////
     barWidthPercentage = theme.getBarWidthPercentage();
     isBarsOverlapped = theme.isBarsOverlapped();
+    isBarFilled = theme.isBarFilled();
 
     // Line, Scatter, Area Charts ///////////////////////////////
 
@@ -227,11 +237,13 @@ public class StyleManager {
     timezone = TimeZone.getDefault();
     datePattern = null; // if not null, this override pattern will be used
     decimalPattern = null;
+    xAxisDecimalPattern = null;
+    yAxisDecimalPattern = null;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set the theme the style manager should use
-   * 
+   *
    * @param theme
    */
   protected void setTheme(Theme theme) {
@@ -249,7 +261,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the Chart Type
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chartType
    */
   public void setChartType(ChartType chartType) {
@@ -264,7 +276,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart background color - the part around the edge of the chart
-   * 
+   *
    * @param color
    */
   public void setChartBackgroundColor(Color color) {
@@ -279,7 +291,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart font color. includes: Chart title, axes label, legend
-   * 
+   *
    * @param color
    */
   public void setChartFontColor(Color color) {
@@ -294,7 +306,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart padding
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chartPadding
    */
   public void setChartPadding(int chartPadding) {
@@ -311,7 +323,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart title font
-   * 
+   *
    * @param font
    */
   public void setChartTitleFont(Font chartTitleFont) {
@@ -326,7 +338,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart title visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isChartTitleVisible
    */
   public void setChartTitleVisible(boolean isChartTitleVisible) {
@@ -341,7 +353,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart title box visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isChartTitleBoxVisible
    */
   public void setChartTitleBoxVisible(boolean isChartTitleBoxVisible) {
@@ -356,7 +368,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the chart title box background color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chartTitleBoxBackgroundColor
    */
   public void setChartTitleBoxBackgroundColor(Color chartTitleBoxBackgroundColor) {
@@ -371,7 +383,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the chart title box border color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chartTitleBoxBorderColor
    */
   public void setChartTitleBoxBorderColor(Color chartTitleBoxBorderColor) {
@@ -386,7 +398,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the chart title padding; the space between the chart title and the plot area
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chartTitlePadding
    */
   public void setChartTitlePadding(int chartTitlePadding) {
@@ -403,7 +415,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend background color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param color
    */
   public void setLegendBackgroundColor(Color color) {
@@ -418,7 +430,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend border color
-   * 
+   *
    * @return
    */
   public Color getLegendBorderColor() {
@@ -433,7 +445,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend font
-   * 
+   *
    * @param font
    */
   public void setLegendFont(Font font) {
@@ -448,7 +460,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isLegendVisible
    */
   public void setLegendVisible(boolean isLegendVisible) {
@@ -463,7 +475,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend padding
-   * 
+   *
    * @param legendPadding
    */
   public void setLegendPadding(int legendPadding) {
@@ -478,7 +490,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the chart legend series line length
-   * 
+   *
    * @param legendPadding
    */
   public void setLegendSeriesLineLength(int legendSeriesLineLength) {
@@ -498,7 +510,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the legend position
-   * 
+   *
    * @param legendPosition
    */
   public void setLegendPosition(LegendPosition legendPosition) {
@@ -515,7 +527,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x-axis title visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
   public void setXAxisTitleVisible(boolean xAxisTitleVisible) {
@@ -530,7 +542,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the y-axis title visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
   public void setYAxisTitleVisible(boolean yAxisTitleVisible) {
@@ -545,7 +557,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x- and y-axis titles visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
   public void setAxisTitlesVisible(boolean isVisible) {
@@ -556,7 +568,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x- and y-axis title font
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTitleFont
    */
   public void setAxisTitleFont(Font axisTitleFont) {
@@ -571,7 +583,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x-axis tick marks and labels visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
 
@@ -587,7 +599,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the y-axis tick marks and labels visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
 
@@ -603,7 +615,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x- and y-axis tick marks and labels visibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isVisible
    */
   public void setAxisTicksVisible(boolean isVisible) {
@@ -614,7 +626,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the x- and y-axis tick label font
-   * 
+   *
    * @param foxAxisTicksFontnt
    */
   public void setAxisTickLabelsFont(Font axisTicksFont) {
@@ -629,7 +641,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the axis tick mark length
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTickMarkLength
    */
   public void setAxisTickMarkLength(int axisTickMarkLength) {
@@ -644,7 +656,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the padding between the tick labels and the tick marks
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTickPadding
    */
   public void setAxisTickPadding(int axisTickPadding) {
@@ -659,7 +671,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the axis tick mark color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTickColor
    */
   public void setAxisTickMarksColor(Color axisTickColor) {
@@ -674,7 +686,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the axis tick marks Stroke
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTickMarksStroke
    */
   public void setAxisTickMarksStroke(Stroke axisTickMarksStroke) {
@@ -689,7 +701,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the axis tick label color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTickLabelsColor
    */
   public void setAxisTickLabelsColor(Color axisTickLabelsColor) {
@@ -704,7 +716,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the visibility of the line parallel to the plot edges that go along with the tick marks
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isAxisTicksLineVisible
    */
   public void setAxisTicksLineVisible(boolean isAxisTicksLineVisible) {
@@ -719,7 +731,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the visibility of the tick marks
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isAxisTicksMarksVisible
    */
   public void setAxisTicksMarksVisible(boolean isAxisTicksMarksVisible) {
@@ -734,7 +746,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the padding between the tick marks and the plot area
-   * 
+   *
    * @param plotPadding
    */
   public void setPlotPadding(int plotPadding) {
@@ -749,7 +761,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the padding between the axis title and the tick labels
-   * 
+   *
    * @param axisTitlePadding
    */
   public void setAxisTitlePadding(int axisTitlePadding) {
@@ -764,7 +776,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the spacing between tick marks for the X-Axis
-   * 
+   *
    * @param xAxisTickMarkSpacingHint
    */
   public void setXAxisTickMarkSpacingHint(int xAxisTickMarkSpacingHint) {
@@ -779,7 +791,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the spacing between tick marks for the Y-Axis
-   * 
+   *
    * @param xAxisTickMarkSpacingHint
    */
   public void setYAxisTickMarkSpacingHint(int yAxisTickMarkSpacingHint) {
@@ -794,7 +806,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the X-Axis to be rendered with a logarithmic scale or not
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isxAxisLogarithmic
    */
   public void setXAxisLogarithmic(boolean isXAxisLogarithmic) {
@@ -809,7 +821,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the Y-Axis to be rendered with a logarithmic scale or not
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isyAxisLogarithmic
    */
   public void setYAxisLogarithmic(boolean isYAxisLogarithmic) {
@@ -862,21 +874,41 @@ public class StyleManager {
     return yAxisMax;
   }
 
-  public void setAxisTickSpaceRatio(double axisTickSpaceRatio) {
+  public void setAxisTickSpacePercentage(double axisTickSpacePercentage) {
+
+    this.axisTickSpacePercentage = axisTickSpacePercentage;
+  }
+
+  public double getAxisTickSpacePercentage() {
+
+    return axisTickSpacePercentage;
+  }
+
+  public TextAlignment getXAxisLabelAlignment() {
+
+    return xAxisLabelAlignment;
+  }
+
+  public void setXAxisLabelAlignment(TextAlignment xAxisLabelAlignment) {
+
+    this.xAxisLabelAlignment = xAxisLabelAlignment;
+  }
+
+  public TextAlignment getYAxisLabelAlignment() {
 
-    this.axisTickSpaceRatio = axisTickSpaceRatio;
+    return yAxisLabelAlignment;
   }
 
-  public double getAxisTickSpaceRatio() {
+  public void setYAxisLabelAlignment(TextAlignment yAxisLabelAlignment) {
 
-    return axisTickSpaceRatio;
+    this.yAxisLabelAlignment = yAxisLabelAlignment;
   }
 
   // Chart Plot Area ///////////////////////////////
 
   /**
    * sets the visibility of the gridlines on the plot area
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isPlotGridLinesVisible
    */
   public void setPlotGridLinesVisible(boolean isPlotGridLinesVisible) {
@@ -891,7 +923,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the plot area's background color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param plotBackgroundColor
    */
   public void setPlotBackgroundColor(Color plotBackgroundColor) {
@@ -906,7 +938,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the plot area's border color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param plotBorderColor
    */
   public void setPlotBorderColor(Color plotBorderColor) {
@@ -921,7 +953,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the visibility of the border around the plot area
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isPlotBorderVisible
    */
   public void setPlotBorderVisible(boolean isPlotBorderVisible) {
@@ -936,7 +968,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * sets the visibility of the ticks marks inside the plot area
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isPlotTicksMarksVisible
    */
   public void setPlotTicksMarksVisible(boolean isPlotTicksMarksVisible) {
@@ -951,7 +983,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the plot area's grid lines color
-   * 
+   *
    * @param plotGridLinesColor
    */
   public void setPlotGridLinesColor(Color plotGridLinesColor) {
@@ -966,7 +998,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the plot area's grid lines Stroke
-   * 
+   *
    * @param plotGridLinesStroke
    */
   public void setPlotGridLinesStroke(Stroke plotGridLinesStroke) {
@@ -983,7 +1015,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set the width of a single bar in a bar chart. full width is 100%, i.e. 1.0
-   * 
+   *
    * @param barWidthPercentage
    */
   public void setBarWidthPercentage(double barWidthPercentage) {
@@ -998,7 +1030,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * set whether or no bars are overlapped. Otherwise they are places side-by-side
-   * 
+   *
    * @param isBarsOverlapped
    */
   public void setBarsOverlapped(boolean isBarsOverlapped) {
@@ -1011,11 +1043,26 @@ public class StyleManager {
     return isBarsOverlapped;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * set whether or no bars are filled with a solid color or empty.
+   * 
+   * @param isBarFilled
+   */
+  public void setBarFilled(boolean isBarFilled) {
+
+    this.isBarFilled = isBarFilled;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isBarFilled() {
+
+    return isBarFilled;
+  }
+
   // Line, Scatter, Area Charts ///////////////////////////////
 
   /**
    * Sets the size of the markers in pixels
-   * 
+   *
    * @param markerSize
    */
   public void setMarkerSize(int markerSize) {
@@ -1032,7 +1079,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Sets the color of the error bars
-   * 
+   *
    * @param errorBarsColor
    */
   public void setErrorBarsColor(Color errorBarsColor) {
@@ -1049,7 +1096,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the locale to use for rendering the chart
-   * 
+   *
    * @param locale - the locale to use when formatting Strings and dates for the axis tick labels
    */
   public void setLocale(Locale locale) {
@@ -1064,7 +1111,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the timezone to use for formatting Date axis tick labels
-   * 
+   *
    * @param timezone the timezone to use when formatting date data
    */
   public void setTimezone(TimeZone timezone) {
@@ -1079,7 +1126,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the String formatter for Data x-axis
-   * 
+   *
    * @param pattern - the pattern describing the date and time format
    */
   public void setDatePattern(String datePattern) {
@@ -1094,7 +1141,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
 
   /**
    * Set the decimal formatter for all tick labels
-   * 
+   *
    * @param pattern - the pattern describing the decimal format
    */
   public void setDecimalPattern(String decimalPattern) {
@@ -1107,4 +1154,34 @@ public class StyleManager {
     return decimalPattern;
   }
 
+  public String getXAxisDecimalPattern() {
+
+    return xAxisDecimalPattern;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the decimal formatting pattern for the X-Axis
+   *
+   * @param xAxisDecimalPattern
+   */
+  public void setXAxisDecimalPattern(String xAxisDecimalPattern) {
+
+    this.xAxisDecimalPattern = xAxisDecimalPattern;
+  }
+
+  public String getYAxisDecimalPattern() {
+
+    return yAxisDecimalPattern;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the decimal formatting pattern for the Y-Axis
+   *
+   * @param yAxisDecimalPattern
+   */
+  public void setYAxisDecimalPattern(String yAxisDecimalPattern) {
+
+    this.yAxisDecimalPattern = yAxisDecimalPattern;
+  }
+
 }

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/XChartPanel.java

@@ -44,23 +44,24 @@ import com.xeiam.xchart.BitmapEncoder.BitmapFormat;
  * A Swing JPanel that contains a Chart
  * <p>
  * Right-click + Save As... or ctrl+S pops up a Save As dialog box for saving the chart as a JPeg or PNG file.
- * 
+ *
  * @author timmolter
  */
 public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
 
   private final Chart chart;
-
+  private final Dimension preferredSize;
   private String saveAsString = "Save As...";
 
   /**
    * Constructor
-   * 
+   *
    * @param chart
    */
   public XChartPanel(final Chart chart) {
 
     this.chart = chart;
+    preferredSize = new Dimension(chart.getWidth(), chart.getHeight());
 
     // Right-click listener for saving chart
     this.addMouseListener(new PopUpMenuClickListener());
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
 
   /**
    * Set the "Save As..." String if you want to localize it.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param saveAsString
    */
   public void setSaveAsString(String saveAsString) {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
   @Override
   public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
 
-    return new Dimension(chart.getWidth(), chart.getHeight());
+    return this.preferredSize;
   }
 
   private class SaveAction extends AbstractAction {
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
   /**
    * update a series by only updating the Y-Axis data. The X-Axis data will be automatically generated as a list of increasing Integers starting from 1 and ending at the size of the new Y-Axis data
    * list.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param seriesName
    * @param newYData
    * @return
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
 
   /**
    * update a series by updating both the X-Axis and Y-Axis data
-   * 
+   *
    * @param seriesName
    * @param newYData
    * @return
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
 
   /**
    * update a series by updating the X-Axis, Y-Axis and error bar data
-   * 
+   *
    * @param seriesName
    * @param newXData
    * @param newYData
@@ -379,4 +380,4 @@ public class XChartPanel extends JPanel {
 
     return series;
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisPair.java

@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ public class AxisPair implements ChartPart {
       series = new Series(seriesName, generatedXData, xAxis.getAxisType(), yData, yAxis.getAxisType(), errorBars, seriesColorMarkerLineStyleCycler.getNextSeriesColorMarkerLineStyle());
     }
 
+    switch (chartPainter.getStyleManager().getChartType()) {
+    case Area:
+      series.setSeriesType(Series.SeriesType.Area);
+      break;
+    case Line:
+      series.setSeriesType(Series.SeriesType.Line);
+    }
+
     // Sanity check
     if (xData != null && xData.size() != yData.size()) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("X and Y-Axis sizes are not the same!!!");

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickBarChartCalculator.java

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class AxisTickBarChartCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
   private void calculate(ChartPainter chartPainter) {
 
     // tick space - a percentage of the working space available for ticks
-    int tickSpace = (int) (styleManager.getAxisTickSpaceRatio() * workingSpace); // in plot space
+    int tickSpace = (int) (styleManager.getAxisTickSpacePercentage() * workingSpace); // in plot space
 
     // where the tick should begin in the working space in pixels
     double margin = Utils.getTickStartOffset(workingSpace, tickSpace); // in plot space double gridStep = getGridStepForDecimal(tickSpace);
@@ -119,48 +119,36 @@ public class AxisTickBarChartCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
 
       for (Object category : categories) {
         if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Number) {
-          tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf((Double) category), minValue, maxValue));
+          tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(new BigDecimal(category.toString()), minValue, maxValue, axisDirection));
         }
         else if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Date) {
           long span = (long) Math.abs(maxValue - minValue); // in data space
           long gridStepHint = (long) (span / (double) tickSpace * styleManager.getXAxisTickMarkSpacingHint());
           long timeUnit = dateFormatter.getTimeUnit(gridStepHint);
-          tickLabels.add(dateFormatter.formatDate((Double) category, timeUnit));
+          tickLabels.add(dateFormatter.formatDate(((Number) category).doubleValue(), timeUnit));
         }
         double tickLabelPosition = (int) (margin + firstPosition + gridStep * counter++);
         tickLocations.add(tickLabelPosition);
       }
     }
-    else { // Number or Date and more than 12 categories. divide up the axis tick space according to normal number axis layout
-
-      double gridStep = getNumericalGridStep(tickSpace);
-      double firstPosition = getFirstPosition(gridStep);
+    else { // Number or Date and more than 12 categories. divide up the axis tick space according to normal date oor number axis layout
 
       // generate all tickLabels and tickLocations from the first to last position
-      NumberFormatter numberFormatter = null;
-      DateFormatter dateFormatter = null;
 
       if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Number) {
-        numberFormatter = new NumberFormatter(styleManager);
+
+        AxisTickNumericalCalculator axisTickNumericalCalculator = new AxisTickNumericalCalculator(axisDirection, workingSpace, minValue, maxValue, styleManager);
+        tickLabels = axisTickNumericalCalculator.getTickLabels();
+        tickLocations = axisTickNumericalCalculator.getTickLocations();
+
       }
       else if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Date) {
-        dateFormatter = new DateFormatter(chartPainter.getStyleManager());
-      }
-
-      for (double tickPosition = firstPosition; tickPosition <= maxValue + 2 * gridStep; tickPosition = tickPosition + gridStep) {
 
-        if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Number) {
-          tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf(tickPosition), minValue, maxValue));
-        }
-        else if (chartPainter.getAxisPair().getXAxis().getAxisType() == AxisType.Date) {
-          long span = (long) Math.abs(maxValue - minValue); // in data space
-          long gridStepHint = (long) (span / (double) tickSpace * styleManager.getXAxisTickMarkSpacingHint());
-          long timeUnit = dateFormatter.getTimeUnit(gridStepHint);
-          tickLabels.add(dateFormatter.formatDate(tickPosition, timeUnit));
-        }
-        double tickLabelPosition = margin + ((tickPosition - minValue) / (maxValue - minValue) * tickSpace);
-        tickLocations.add(tickLabelPosition);
+        AxisTickDateCalculator axisTickDateCalculator = new AxisTickDateCalculator(axisDirection, workingSpace, minValue, maxValue, styleManager);
+        tickLabels = axisTickDateCalculator.getTickLabels();
+        tickLocations = axisTickDateCalculator.getTickLocations();
       }
+
     }
 
   }

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickCalculator.java

@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ public abstract class AxisTickCalculator {
     }
 
     // override min and maxValue if specified
-    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisMin() != null) {
+    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisMin() != null && styleManager.getChartType() != ChartType.Bar) {
       overrideMinValue = styleManager.getXAxisMin();
     }
     if (axisDirection == Direction.Y && styleManager.getYAxisMin() != null) {
       overrideMinValue = styleManager.getYAxisMin();
     }
-    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisMax() != null) {
+    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisMax() != null && styleManager.getChartType() != ChartType.Bar) {
       overrideMaxValue = styleManager.getXAxisMax();
     }
     if (axisDirection == Direction.Y && styleManager.getYAxisMax() != null) {

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickDateCalculator.java

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class AxisTickDateCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
   private void calculate() {
 
     // tick space - a percentage of the working space available for ticks
-    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpaceRatio() * workingSpace; // in plot space
+    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpacePercentage() * workingSpace; // in plot space
 
     // where the tick should begin in the working space in pixels
     double margin = Utils.getTickStartOffset(workingSpace, tickSpace); // in plot space double gridStep = getGridStepForDecimal(tickSpace);

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickLabels.java

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
 import java.awt.font.TextLayout;
 import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Axis tick labels
@@ -58,38 +60,59 @@ public class AxisTickLabels implements ChartPart {
 
     if (axisTick.getAxis().getDirection() == Axis.Direction.Y && getChartPainter().getStyleManager().isYAxisTicksVisible()) { // Y-Axis
 
-      double xOffset = axisTick.getAxis().getAxisTitle().getBounds().getX() + axisTick.getAxis().getAxisTitle().getBounds().getWidth();
+      double xWidth = axisTick.getAxis().getAxisTitle().getBounds().getWidth();
+      double xOffset = axisTick.getAxis().getAxisTitle().getBounds().getX() + xWidth;
       double yOffset = axisTick.getAxis().getPaintZone().getY();
       double height = axisTick.getAxis().getPaintZone().getHeight();
       double maxTickLabelWidth = 0;
+      Map<Double, TextLayout> axisLabelTextLayouts = new HashMap<Double, TextLayout>();
 
       for (int i = 0; i < axisTick.getTickLabels().size(); i++) {
-
         String tickLabel = axisTick.getTickLabels().get(i);
-        // System.out.println(tickLabel);
+        // System.out.println("** " + tickLabel);
         double tickLocation = axisTick.getTickLocations().get(i);
         double flippedTickLocation = yOffset + height - tickLocation;
 
         if (tickLabel != null && flippedTickLocation > yOffset && flippedTickLocation < yOffset + height) { // some are null for logarithmic axes
-
           FontRenderContext frc = g.getFontRenderContext();
-          TextLayout layout = new TextLayout(tickLabel, getChartPainter().getStyleManager().getAxisTickLabelsFont(), frc);
-          Rectangle2D tickLabelBounds = layout.getBounds();
+          TextLayout axisLabelTextLayout = new TextLayout(tickLabel, getChartPainter().getStyleManager().getAxisTickLabelsFont(), frc);
+          Rectangle2D tickLabelBounds = axisLabelTextLayout.getBounds();
+          double boundWidth = tickLabelBounds.getWidth();
+          if (boundWidth > maxTickLabelWidth) {
+            maxTickLabelWidth = boundWidth;
+          }
+          axisLabelTextLayouts.put(tickLocation, axisLabelTextLayout);
+        }
+      }
 
-          Shape shape = layout.getOutline(null);
+      for (Double tickLocation : axisLabelTextLayouts.keySet()) {
 
-          AffineTransform orig = g.getTransform();
-          AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
-          at.translate(xOffset, flippedTickLocation + tickLabelBounds.getHeight() / 2.0);
-          g.transform(at);
-          g.fill(shape);
-          g.setTransform(orig);
+        TextLayout axisLabelTextLayout = axisLabelTextLayouts.get(tickLocation);
+        Rectangle2D tickLabelBounds = axisLabelTextLayout.getBounds();
+        Shape shape = axisLabelTextLayout.getOutline(null);
 
-          if (tickLabelBounds.getWidth() > maxTickLabelWidth) {
-            maxTickLabelWidth = tickLabelBounds.getWidth();
-          }
+        double flippedTickLocation = yOffset + height - tickLocation;
 
+        AffineTransform orig = g.getTransform();
+        AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
+        double boundWidth = tickLabelBounds.getWidth();
+        double xPos;
+        switch (getChartPainter().getStyleManager().getYAxisLabelAlignment()) {
+        case Right:
+          xPos = xOffset + maxTickLabelWidth - boundWidth;
+          break;
+        case Centre:
+          xPos = xOffset + (maxTickLabelWidth - boundWidth) / 2;
+          break;
+        case Left:
+        default:
+          xPos = xOffset;
         }
+        at.translate(xPos, flippedTickLocation + tickLabelBounds.getHeight() / 2.0);
+        g.transform(at);
+        g.fill(shape);
+        g.setTransform(orig);
+
       }
 
       // bounds
@@ -124,7 +147,19 @@ public class AxisTickLabels implements ChartPart {
 
           AffineTransform orig = g.getTransform();
           AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
-          at.translate(shiftedTickLocation - tickLabelBounds.getWidth() / 2.0, yOffset);
+          double xPos;
+          switch (getChartPainter().getStyleManager().getXAxisLabelAlignment()) {
+          case Left:
+            xPos = shiftedTickLocation;
+            break;
+          case Right:
+            xPos = shiftedTickLocation - tickLabelBounds.getWidth();
+            break;
+          case Centre:
+          default:
+            xPos = shiftedTickLocation - tickLabelBounds.getWidth() / 2.0;
+          }
+          at.translate(xPos, yOffset);
           g.transform(at);
           g.fill(shape);
           g.setTransform(orig);

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickLogarithmicCalculator.java

@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ public class AxisTickLogarithmicCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
 
     // a check if all axis data are the exact same values
     if (minValue == maxValue) {
-      tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf(maxValue), minValue, maxValue));
+      tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf(maxValue), minValue, maxValue, axisDirection));
       tickLocations.add(workingSpace / 2.0);
       return;
     }
 
     // tick space - a percentage of the working space available for ticks
-    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpaceRatio() * workingSpace; // in plot space
+    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpacePercentage() * workingSpace; // in plot space
 
     // where the tick should begin in the working space in pixels
     double margin = Utils.getTickStartOffset(workingSpace, tickSpace); // in plot space double gridStep = getGridStepForDecimal(tickSpace);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class AxisTickLogarithmicCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
 
         // only add labels for the decades
         if (Math.abs(Math.log10(j) % 1) < 0.00000001) {
-          tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatLogNumber(j));
+          tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatLogNumber(j, axisDirection));
         }
         else {
           tickLabels.add(null);

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/AxisTickNumericalCalculator.java

@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ public class AxisTickNumericalCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
 
     // a check if all axis data are the exact same values
     if (minValue == maxValue) {
-      tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf(maxValue), minValue, maxValue));
+      tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(BigDecimal.valueOf(maxValue), minValue, maxValue, axisDirection));
       tickLocations.add(workingSpace / 2.0);
       return;
     }
 
     // tick space - a percentage of the working space available for ticks
-    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpaceRatio() * workingSpace; // in plot space
+    double tickSpace = styleManager.getAxisTickSpacePercentage() * workingSpace; // in plot space
 
     // where the tick should begin in the working space in pixels
     double margin = Utils.getTickStartOffset(workingSpace, tickSpace); // in plot space double gridStep = getGridStepForDecimal(tickSpace);
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ public class AxisTickNumericalCalculator extends AxisTickCalculator {
     // generate all tickLabels and tickLocations from the first to last position
     for (BigDecimal tickPosition = cleanedFirstPosition; tickPosition.compareTo(BigDecimal.valueOf(maxValue + 2 * cleanedGridStep.doubleValue())) < 0; tickPosition = tickPosition.add(cleanedGridStep)) {
 
-      tickLabels.add(numberFormatter.formatNumber(tickPosition, minValue, maxValue));
+      // System.out.println(tickPosition);
+      String tickLabel = numberFormatter.formatNumber(tickPosition, minValue, maxValue, axisDirection);
+      // System.out.println(tickLabel);
+
+      tickLabels.add(tickLabel);
       // here we convert tickPosition finally to plot space, i.e. pixels
       double tickLabelPosition = margin + ((tickPosition.doubleValue() - minValue) / (maxValue - minValue) * tickSpace);
       tickLocations.add(tickLabelPosition);

xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/NumberFormatter.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 
 import com.xeiam.xchart.StyleManager;
+import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.chartpart.Axis.Direction;
 
 /**
  * @author timmolter
@@ -107,21 +108,32 @@ public class NumberFormatter {
    * Format a number value, if the override patterns are null, it uses defaults
    *
    * @param value
+   * @param min
+   * @param max
+   * @param axisDirection
    * @return
    */
-  public String formatNumber(BigDecimal value, double min, double max) {
+  public String formatNumber(BigDecimal value, double min, double max, Direction axisDirection) {
 
     NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(styleManager.getLocale());
 
     String decimalPattern;
 
-    if (styleManager.getDecimalPattern() == null) {
+    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisDecimalPattern() != null) {
 
-      decimalPattern = getFormatPattern(value, min, max);
+      decimalPattern = styleManager.getXAxisDecimalPattern();
     }
-    else {
+    else if (axisDirection == Direction.Y && styleManager.getYAxisDecimalPattern() != null) {
+      decimalPattern = styleManager.getYAxisDecimalPattern();
+    }
+    else if (styleManager.getDecimalPattern() != null) {
+
       decimalPattern = styleManager.getDecimalPattern();
     }
+    else {
+      decimalPattern = getFormatPattern(value, min, max);
+    }
+    // System.out.println(decimalPattern);
 
     DecimalFormat normalFormat = (DecimalFormat) numberFormat;
     normalFormat.applyPattern(decimalPattern);
@@ -135,19 +147,26 @@ public class NumberFormatter {
    * @param value
    * @return
    */
-  public String formatLogNumber(double value) {
+  public String formatLogNumber(double value, Direction axisDirection) {
 
     NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(styleManager.getLocale());
 
     String decimalPattern;
 
-    if (styleManager.getDecimalPattern() == null) {
+    if (axisDirection == Direction.X && styleManager.getXAxisDecimalPattern() != null) {
 
-      decimalPattern = "0E0";
+      decimalPattern = styleManager.getXAxisDecimalPattern();
     }
-    else {
+    else if (axisDirection == Direction.Y && styleManager.getYAxisDecimalPattern() != null) {
+      decimalPattern = styleManager.getYAxisDecimalPattern();
+    }
+    else if (styleManager.getDecimalPattern() != null) {
+
       decimalPattern = styleManager.getDecimalPattern();
     }
+    else {
+      decimalPattern = "0E0";
+    }
 
     DecimalFormat normalFormat = (DecimalFormat) numberFormat;
     normalFormat.applyPattern(decimalPattern);