Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Sectors are LIVE!

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We’ve added a very exciting new feature to SlopeCharts: hierarchical sectors. We’ve also added a lot of little improvements to the data panel in general, which you’ll surely notice when you try it out. Click the arrows and go through the different modules in the data panel. Try clicking on the title of each section to see how it behaves, and also notice what right-clicking symbols does now. It’s all coming together.

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Behold the Data Panel

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I am absolutely thrilled to announce an improvement to SlopeCharts that I believe will be transformative: the Data Panel.

Now, on the surface, some of you may look at this thing and say: “So what?” Perhaps you aren’t as zealous about SlopeCharts as I am. But, I can assure you, it’s a big deal.

Those of you who have played with SlopeCharts even a little bit know that, to date, the leftmost portion of the product was dedicated to watch lists. That is still the case, but now we’ve transformed it into an area that can hold all kinds of information. Here’s a taste:

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