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Displaying Hebrew and RTL Languages

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Description

Although ggplotly does display Hebrew text correctly, when I try to use str_wrap or other means to wrap titles, it doesnt display the text properly. It appears to wrap the text incorrectly, breaking the sentence up at the wrong points.

Heres a minimal working example:


library(plotly)
# DB
Occupation = c("תל אביב", "באר שבע", "רמת גן", "גבעתיים", "ירושלים", "אילת", "טבריה", "אשקלון", "שם ארוך מאוד")
df <- as.data.frame(Occupation) %>% 
  mutate(n = row_number()*10)

df$Occupation <- str_wrap(df$Occupation, width = 6) %>% as.factor()

# PLOT
plot <- df %>% ggplot(aes(x = Occupation, y = n)) +
  geom_col()

ggplotly(plot)

ggplot:
ggplotHebrew

ggplotly:
plotlyHebrew

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Research direction

Start with the minimal R example using str_wrap, ggplot, and ggplotly, and compare the ggplot and ggplotly screenshots for the Hebrew labels. Reproduce the incorrect wrapping and investigate the ggplotly rendering path; done means Hebrew and other RTL titles wrap at the correct points in the interactive plot.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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