Why do the numbers on the graphs sit in the spaces and not on the lines?

[Esofia]

Why do the numbers on the graphs sit in the spaces and not on the lines?  It makes it much harder to follow, especially when you're looking at something where the numbers go up by halves (e.g. my current BMI chart - which I really l wish I had the option to remove, but I understand that you won't be changing the weight tracker).  It's even harder since you don't have numbers on the right hand side of graphs, despite promising to do this years ago.

[Emily_MHManager]

Hi there -

I've passed this on to our developers, and they are looking into the spacing part.

At some point, hopefully soon, we are going to be offering the option to customize trackers more, and will include a feature to remove the BMI chart from the tracker.

Em

[Esofia]

Would a screenshot of my tracker help?  Right now my (unwanted) BMI tracker has the lines on 23.25, 23.75, 24.25 and so forth, which makes it really hard to glance at it and see what my BMI is.  Especially since today's figures are all on the right of the tracker, and the axis number is all on the left.  I honestly don't know how anyone is meant to be able to read this graph.  Perhaps you're just meant to glance at it briefly without actually reading the data?  If so, that's not a good approach to making a usable, readable graph.

I'm guessing that the reason for using the middle of the spaces rather than the lines is that if people are measuring whole numbers rather than fractions, the mark shows up neatly right in the middle of the space.  However, this is not the case all that often.  I belong to what is probably the largest weight loss forum on the internet, and I'd say that easily the majority of people losing weight are measuring to the first decimal place, e.g. 116.4lb rather than 116lb.  In addition, even if you're measuring to whole pounds, your BMI is not going to fit neatly into whole numbers, it's going to involve decimal places, so at the very least, that graph will be difficult to read.

[Emily_MHManager]

I'm going to pass this on to our developer and get more technical info for you, and will get back with you soon.

Thanks for being patient.

Emily

[Esofia]

"For example, if you weigh 118.0 lbs, your mark would be on the bottom of the space.  If you weigh 118.6 lbs, it would be higher in the little space."

No, that's not the case at all.  At the moment, for instance, I'm 117.2lb, and the mark is near the top of the space.  117.0 is right in the middle, not at the bottom.  The lines are 116.5 and 117.5.

[Emily_MHManager]

Hi there -

The numbers are sitting in the spaces on the weight chart, and not on the lines, because it's reflecting the ounces you have.  For example, if you weigh 118.0 lbs, your mark would be on the bottom of the space.  If you weigh 118.6 lbs, it would be higher in the little space.  

I'll pass on your thoughts about the BMI chart, and it is something we are considering.

Thanks for your thoughts, and let us know if you have further concerns.

Emily