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Summary

  • Adds the gauge chart documentation page for Kibana Lens with accurate dimensions and settings verified against the Kibana source code.
  • Covers all four dimensions: Metric, Minimum value, Maximum value, and Goal (with formula support).
  • Documents Metric appearance settings including Band colors, Color mapping, and Ticks on bands.
  • Documents Style settings with correct Shape options (Linear, Minor arc, Major arc, Circle) and Titles and text modes (Auto/Custom/None).
  • Includes advanced scenarios for goal tracking, dynamic bounds, and color band configuration.
  • Adds the gauge chart entry to toc.yml and links it from the Lens overview page.

Closes #2546

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Yes — this PR was authored with the help of AI. Tool: Cursor, model: Claude 4.6 Opus High. All content was reviewed and validated by a human against the Kibana UI and source code.

- Rewrote gauge chart documentation to accurately reflect Kibana source code
- Added Minimum value and Goal dimensions (previously missing)
- Fixed Metric settings to include Band colors, Color mapping, and Ticks on bands
- Fixed Style settings: correct Shape options (Linear, Minor arc, Major arc, Circle)
- Fixed Titles and text modes (Auto/Custom/None)
- Updated all advanced scenarios to reference correct dimension locations
- Added formula links throughout
- Added screenshot placeholders and actual screenshots for examples and scenarios

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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- Add gauge-charts.md entry to toc.yml navigation
- Convert plain text "Gauge chart" to a link in lens.md

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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