I know you helped with the 2 commits:
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to allow null dates in advance filter as well as showing custom date fields in simple time filters
now I am experiencing this issue in the report module
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you can see the pie chart is shadowed black and the horizontal chart is broken up
Sadly the error you are describing is known and has no solution.
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It is due to an upgrade in the GD library.
My position on the issue is to completely change the image library used for graphics as I updated the one being used but that had no effect. So, for the moment, there isn't much we can do.
Unfortunately visual reporting plays an important part of the use for our crm. Would it be in my better interest to stay with the traditional install of vtiger 5.4 using php 5.2?
The image library that coreBOS uses is old and it seems that it produces this behaviour on the newer version of GD.
I updated the library when I learned about this error but it still happened with the newer version so the solution is to completely change the library which will require some work. We are on it, but it is a lower priority issue at the moment.
If you can get GD version 2.0 on your PHP 5.4 it should work.
Unfortunately I am using a shared server so therefor I would either have to use php 5.2 to be able to have the proper GD library or obviously use php 5.4 and problems with the reports.
What would you suggest is my best idea?
1) have an instal of Vtiger 5.4 on php 5.2 and an install of corebos sharing the same database?
2) Since reports are important just use Vtiger 5.4 and I could still use the commits for Corebos?