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graphics - ListLinePlot of multiple series with data value and legend appearing as the cursor moves over ploted lines



I have multiple series and I am plotting using Mma's ListLinePlot function. But I am trying to implement a feature to my plot so that I can view legend and corresponding values of the series at a particular point of the plotted lines as I move my cursor over the lines.


Here is an example: Web Browser Market Share Trends


We can use the following example codes form Wolfram Documentation to be consistent.


ListLinePlot[Table[Accumulate[RandomReal[{-1, 1}, 500]], {3}], 
Filling -> Axis, PlotLegends -> {"First", "Second", "Third"}]

To make it more clearer, I have uploaded the following two screen prints form http://www.w3counter.com/trends. enter image description here


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Thank you all for making this site so useful to solve practical problems.



Answer




Using code from the mentioned 9447, with some patches


data = Transpose@{{"First", "Second", "Third"}, Table[Accumulate[RandomReal[{-1, 1}, 500]], {3}]};

hover[data_] :=
Module[{mouse},
mouse = MousePosition[{"Graphics", Graphics}, {99999, 99999}];
{Text[Style[Framed@Column[
(Row[{#[[1]], ": ", #[[2, Min[Length@#[[2]], Max[1, Round[mouse[[1]]]]]]]}]) & /@ data],
Background -> LightYellow, FontSize -> 16],
mouse, {-1.1, 2}],


PointSize[Large],
Point[{Min[Length@#[[2]],
Max[1, Round[mouse[[1]]]]], #[[2,
Min[Length@#[[2]], Max[1, Round[mouse[[1]]]]]]]}] & /@ data
}
]

ListLinePlot[#[[All, 2]], Epilog -> Dynamic@hover[#], PlotLegends -> #[[All, 1]]]& @ data



Plot display



There is some styling to do, but this could be useful as a starting point! I tried to be as verbose as possible... ugly but easier to poke around!


Lazy saturday update


A slightly prettier version that hop's on the Plot's styles and legends. Also better mirrors your example. And uses Clip!


addHover[plot_Legended] :=
DynamicModule[{mouse, legend, data, newPlot},
legend =
plot /. Legended[a_, Placed[b_, __]] :> List @@ b /.

HoldPattern[h : Except[LegendMarkers] -> _] :> Sequence[] /.
HoldPattern[Rule[_, b_]] -> List@b // Flatten[#, {{2}, {1}}] &;
data = Cases[First@plot, Line[x__] -> x, Infinity];
newPlot = plot;
newPlot[[1, 2]] = Append[plot[[1, 2]], Epilog ->
{Text[Style[Framed[Grid[{
{Dynamic@Clip[Round@MousePosition["Graphics", {99999, 99999}][[1]], {1,Infinity}]},
Sequence @@ MapThread[
{Row@{Style[Dynamic@#2[[2]], #2[[1]]], ": ",
Text[Dynamic@#1[[Clip[Round@MousePosition["Graphics", {99999, 99999}][[1]], {1,Length@#1}]]][[2]]]}} &

, {data, legend}]},
Alignment -> Left,
Spacings -> 0],
FrameStyle -> LightBlue, RoundingRadius -> 10],
Background -> Opacity[0.8, White], FontSize -> 12],
Dynamic@MousePosition["Graphics", {99999, 99999}], {-1.5, 0}],

MapThread[
{#2[[1]] /. a_ /; ColorQ@a :> Darker@a,
PointSize[0.012],

Point[Dynamic@#1[[Clip[Round@MousePosition["Graphics", {99999, 99999}][[1]], {1, Length@#1}]]]]} &,
{data, legend}]
}];
newPlot
]

Now data remains unaltered!


data2 = Table[Accumulate[RandomReal[{-1, 1}, 500]], {3}]
ListLinePlot[data2, PlotLegends -> {"First", "Second", "Third"} , PlotStyle -> {Orange, Dashed, Thick}] // addHover



Nicer Plot



It will probably break if you try it with fancier plots, use DataRange or stare long enough.


There is still some important aspects missing, such as mirroring PlotMarkers, but I couldn't manage to avoid distortion when Showing or Epiloging anything that is not a Point.


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