observablehq / observablehq/plot
More support for labels with channel reducers and values
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Description
This should display "# of specimens" as the y label:
Plot.barY(
penguins,
Plot.groupX(
{
y: {reduce: "count", label: "# of specimens"},
fill: (values) => d3.mode(values)
},
{x: "species", fill: "island", fy: "sex"}
)
);
Excerpted from #1360
First tentative: https://github.com/observablehq/plot/commit/9dfeb79bd757d868771ce10bf24270feee5ee587
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Research direction
Start with the Plot.barY and Plot.groupX usage shown in the issue, then review tentative commit 9dfeb79bd757d868771ce10bf24270feee5ee587. Trace how the reducer and its label are handled, and verify that the example displays "# of specimens" as the y-axis label.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- d3
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100