The worksheet is not an alternative to a 2d-diagram, instead it is a container for one or more linked or embedded diagrams (similar to a document). Its purpose is to display multiple diagrams in one window and to synchronize the cursors between diagrams.
From the Automation point of view, a diagram and a worksheet are both “cursor objects”. In case of a worksheet, this object is managing the cusrors for up to 8 panes containing individual diagrams. In case of a diagram it is managing just its own cursors. If you use a worksheet, you can of course access each individual diagram within that.
Both alternatives do allow scrolling and zooming. In case of a diagram, the cursors must be enabled whereas in case of a worksheet the cursors are always enabled.
To syncronize zooming in a worksheet, you need to use the zoom between cursor function instead of manipulating the axis directly.
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