How to limit the chart to a fixed time span.


You may want to limit the chart to a specific date/time range while allowing the user to drag the chart within that range. To do this implement an OnDragPlot event handler:

procedure TForm1.RACDragPlot(Sender: TObject;
                             var StartDateTime,
                                 EndDateTime: TDateTime);
var
  span: TDateTime;
begin
  // prevent the chart being scrolled outside a given range
  // FMinDate should be a TDateTime holding the earliest allowed date/time
  // FMaxDate should be a TDateTime holding the latest allowed date/time
  span := EndDateTime - StartDateTime;
  if StartDateTime < FMinDate then begin
    EndDateTime := FMinDate + span;
    StartDateTime := FMinDate;
  end else if EndDateTime > FMaxDate then begin
    StartDateTime := FMaxDate - span;
    EndDateTime := FMaxDate;
  end;
end;

Note: This event handler can be invoked many times a second while the user is dragging the chart. It is important that it completes quickly in order to maintain a responsive user experience.