Stat chart X-axis

[michaelblyons]

On the subject of the X-axis direction, I want to start a list of benefits for each side.

Descending order (current)

• The "interesting" (recent) numbers are close to the rest of the info on the page, so you don't flick your eyes as far to the right to see new data.
• PC.io does it this way

Ascending order

• This is the normal direction of charts
• If we want a no-axis-label mini chart sometime in the future like NPM, this is the only option

Conclusions

There's not really a best answer here. Either way violates the Principle of Least Surprise for some users, whether it's people used to PC.io or *cough* everyone else in the world.

I had been slightly on the side of status quo, but I'm now slightly on the side of ascending order.

Originally posted by @michaelblyons in #107 (comment)

[kaste]

Well, you have to consider the time aspect. How should that look? New packages. I think the bars should still start at the left. Or really an empty infinity and then on the right three bars? But if so, we can't have same width all the time. Or we would need to show future dates. (LOL).

[michaelblyons]

🤷 I was expecting the "empty infinity" on the left.