To get around this, I added support for optional chart callbacks to the plugin so I could implement a function that hides charts after the 'ready' event is fired.
Example:
$chart->type("LineChart)
//Options array holds all options for Chart API
->options($options)
->columns($columns)
->callbacks(array(
'ready' => "function(){\$('#chart_container_id').hide();}"
);
I needed a set of charts to be initially rendered in a hidden container, but discovered that they don't render properly unless visible: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8577366/using-hide-and-show-with-google-visualization
To get around this, I added support for optional chart callbacks to the plugin so I could implement a function that hides charts after the 'ready' event is fired.
Example: