Decrease margin/padding in between chart border and plot area

[Michael Kniskern]

Where can I find the setting/property that will adjust the size of the margin/padding between the plot area and the chart object border.  I have included a screen shot of what I am trying to accomplish.

[Peter]

Hi Michael,

Our suggestion is to increase the Chart.PlotArea.Appearance.Dimensions.Margins property values.

All the best,
Peter
the Telerik team

[Michael Kniskern]

I looked in the InitializeComponent() method of the report and found the following code for setting the chart plot area margins

Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.ChartMargins chartMargins2 = new Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.ChartMargins();

chartMargins2.Bottom = new Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.Unit(0D, Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.UnitType.Percentage);
chartMargins2.Left = new Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.Unit(0D, Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.UnitType.Percentage);
chartMargins2.Right = new Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.Unit(0D, Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.UnitType.Percentage);chartMargins2.Top = new Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.Unit(0D, Telerik.Reporting.Charting.Styles.UnitType.Percentage);

this.AvgScorePerQuestionChart.PlotArea.Appearance.Dimensions.Margins = chartMargins2;

When I view the report, the margins are still using the default margin setting.  Is there a bug with the setting the properties of the report in the InitializeComponent method?

[Peter]

Hello Michael,

The problem you've hit might occur if you have set Skin to the chart item, which would override any custom styling and formatting you have applied. If this is the case, please apply the customization properties right after InitializeComponent in the report constructor or remove the chart skin.

All the best,
Peter
the Telerik team

[Michael Kniskern]

Yes, I am using a skin property of the report to format the visual design of the report.  I did set the properties after the InitializeComponent method and it fixed the issue.

Thanks for your help....