Currently this module does is interfacing Google Image Charts API.
http://code.google.com/apis/chart/image/
Shouldn't it be called Google Image Charts to reflect what it actually does?
Or keep it for what it will do additionally (Google Chart Tools) ?

What a lot of people are referring as "interactive Google chart" is Google Chart Tools.
http://code.google.com/apis/chart/

Is there a plan to implement Google Chart Tools?

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13rac1 commented

This module is named for what the Google Image Charts API used to be called. Google renamed their service, but this module name hasn't been updated. There is a plan to implement the new Chart Tools with an issue here: #1196712: New Interactive Google Charts API?

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Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)
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Pierre.Vriens commented
Issue summary: View changes
Priority: Minor » Critical
Status: Closed (works as designed) » Needs review
Parent issue: » #2368793: Chart 2.0

Hm, interesting to learn where the current name of chart comes from, thanks for explaining Brad (oeps ... eosrei).

I hesitate to ask (and reopen this issue), but I dare anyway (fingers crossed ...): in the context of what we might end up with via #2368793: Chart 2.0, how about calling a cat a cat, a dog a dog and the chart module ... euh ... right: just chart.

Doing so (ASAP if I'm authorised to decide ...) would already lead to these advantages:

  1. Make people get used to the idea that something in Google is disappearing (april 2015 ...).
  2. Use a naming convention that matches the charts module.
  3. Prepare for a potential merger of chart and charts (and start using chart(s) to refer to both modules).
  4. Address the original request, though with a slightly different result.

If this is not a good idea: sorry for asking, just close the issue again.

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Title: change the name of the module to reflect what he does. It's currently misleading. » Change misleading module name to reflect what it does
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13rac1 commented

I highly prefer to leave the name as is. It clearly describes what the module supports. This is not the module for any type of charts or graphs. This is only for "Google Chart Tools: Image Charts." Once that changes, or at least is in the process of changing, it is reasonable to change the name to better describe what is supported.

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Pierre.Vriens commented

OK for me as suggested in the 1st parg of #5, and thanks for the offer in the 2nd parg (I'll rmember that).

Update about charts: the only thing I've been doing for that up to now is (a) research its issue queue (and discovered more challenges waiting there) and (b) file issues (without at least 1 answer so far) and (c) wait for Nate related to #22 in #2368793: Chart 2.0 (and about to announce my decision-until-further notice, due to lack of any feedback from the charts-project, because I won't wait forever and want to get going with Chart 2.0).

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13rac1 commented
Status: Needs review » Closed (works as designed)

Closing three year old issue. Please create new issues instead of resurrecting ancient ones.