observablehq / observablehq/plot

default log scales to clamp: true?

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Description

this would help when using, say, bars with a log scale. The 0 would be clamped to the minimum instead of being invalid and filtered out.

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No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the log-scale and clamp handling in the Plot source and its related tests; done means zero values in bars using log scales are clamped to the minimum instead of being filtered as invalid.

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Assessment

Tech stack
d3
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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