observablehq / observablehq/plot
A larger default marginLeft for y axes
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Description
The current default of 40px is often too small, requiring a custom marginLeft. Since we don’t automatically increase the left margin based on the tick labels #383, we should increase the default, say to 60px. And likewise marginRight if the y axis uses the right anchor.
We should also consider an even larger default if the y scale is ordinal, since ordinal names tend to be longer than numbers. Perhaps 80px. The same applies to the fy axis.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the y and fy axis margin defaults and the handling of left and right anchors. Confirm the intended defaults for numeric and ordinal y scales, then verify that both y and fy axes use the agreed margins.
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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
- 42/100