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@@ -54,18 +54,23 @@ libraries, see the documentation in jQuery ("Using jQuery with other
libraries") for details.
-Q: Flot doesn't work with [widget framework xyz]!
+Q: Flot doesn't work with [insert name of Javascript UI framework]!
-A: The problem is most likely within the framework, or your use of the
-framework.
-
-The only non-standard thing used by Flot is the canvas tag; otherwise
-it is simply a series of absolute positioned divs within the
+A: The only non-standard thing used by Flot is the canvas tag;
+otherwise it is simply a series of absolute positioned divs within the
placeholder tag you put in. If this is not working, it's probably
because the framework you're using is doing something weird with the
-DOM. As a last resort, you might try replotting and see if it helps.
+DOM, or you're using it the wrong way.
+
+A common problem is that there's display:none on a container until the
+user does something. Many tab widgets work this way, and there's
+nothing wrong with it - you just can't call Flot inside a display:none
+container as explained in the README so you need to hold off the Flot
+call until the container is actually displayed (or use
+visibility:hidden instead of display:none or move the container
+off-screen).
If you find there's a specific thing we can do to Flot to help, feel
free to submit a bug report. Otherwise, you're welcome to ask for help
-on the mailing list, but please don't submit a bug report to Flot -
-try the framework instead.
+on the forum/mailing list, but please don't submit a bug report to
+Flot.