Lieflat Charts hands-on guide

Chapter 1 · Half an hour to one openable HTML chart

Plain talk: a default spreadsheet chart looks like a corner-shop receipt—numbers exist, polish doesn’t. Lieflat Charts aims at print-shop flyer quality: title, notes, whitespace, and a double-clickable HTML file.

This chapter: install → copy-paste prompt → one HTML chart.

Package free. Later chapters unpack selection and reports. Keep LICENSE / NOTICE. Upstream is noncommercial—get a commercial grant yourself for company use.

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Where people get stuck

1. Wrong skills folder;
2. Asking for a “full report” when one chart would do;
3. The assistant invents a fake template instead of using the catalog.

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1. Install (about 5 minutes)

1. SkillBazaar → free Skill “Lieflat Charts” → download zip.
2. Unzip to e.g. ~/.cursor/skills/lieflat-charts — you should see SKILL.md, catalog.md, templates/.
3. New chat. @lieflat-charts or “Please read the lieflat-charts Skill.”

Check: ask what families live in catalog.md. Hearing Lupi / Basics / Glance is enough.

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2. Copy-paste prompt

Attach a small real table or a few conclusions, then:

Use lieflat-charts: turn the data below into one Chinese HTML chart for a long-form article.
Prefer Lupi Editorial and Lupi Basics first; only then Glance.
Single double-clickable HTML; keep real units; clear title/source. No full-page report.

If it misbehaves

• Spits a report → “Chart mode only; no R01–R12.”
• Invented chart type → “Must use real template cards from catalog.md / templates/.”
• Mixed loud colors → “One color system per delivery; default Mono if unsure.”

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3. Checklist

• lieflat-charts/SKILL.md + catalog.md on disk
• Browser opens the HTML
• Real units / editorial notes visible—not a stock library skin
• Next prompt will change at least data / occasion / chart vs report

Scroll down for selection, color, reports, and failures.