Panels are different sizes when converting ggplot plot with facets

When converting a ggplot plot with facets to a plotly object the panels are different sizes. Margins are not subtracted from top and bottom rows so these panels end up being taller. This makes it hard to compare among panels. Margins for top and bottom of panels are equal so longer x-axis labels result in large margins on tops of panels with large spacing between panels and a low data-ink ratio.

library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)
library(reshape2)

p <- ggplot(data = tips,
            aes(x = sex, y = total_bill)) +
  geom_jitter(width = 0.1, height = 0) +
  facet_wrap(day ~ time, scales = "free_x", ncol = 2) +
  theme(axis.text.x = element_text(angle = 45),
        strip.text.x = element_text(size = 8, 
                                    margin = margin(t = 1, r = 0, b = 1, l = 0, unit = "pt")))

q <- ggplotly(p) %>% 
  plotly::layout(margin = list(l = 80, r = 0, t = 100, b = 100, pad = 0))

d <- rbind(q$x$layout$yaxis4$domain, q$x$layout$yaxis3$domain, q$x$layout$yaxis2$domain, q$x$layout$yaxis$domain)
df <- data_frame(lb = d[,1], ub = d[,2]) %>% 
  mutate(range = ub - lb,
         panelSpacing = lb - lag(ub))

Riproduci il problema con l’esempio ggplotly() fornito e analizza i valori del dominio dell’asse y raccolti in d. Inizia tracciando come vengono convertiti i pannelli facet e i margini del layout, quindi verifica che i pannelli superiore e inferiore abbiano le stesse dimensioni e che la spaziatura rifletta i margini configurati.