observablehq / observablehq/plot

Make null titles to hide tooltips

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Description

A great feature would be allowing null/undefined titles for tooltips to prevent the tooltip from being rendered. I'm too new to Plot to suggest a way of implementing this, though.

This was come across during the handling of https://github.com/observablehq/plot/issues/2274

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how Plot handles tooltip titles, using the requested behavior and the related issue 2274 as context. The work is complete when null or undefined titles prevent the tooltip from being rendered, with the relevant behavior covered by the project’s tests.

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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

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