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In R Plotly, `animation_button` only functions as "Play".

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Description

I noticed that animation_button creates only a play function. There is no "pause" function. You can check any of the official examples:

plotly animation targets

The python version seems to be alright.

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Research direction

Start with the R animation_button entry point and reproduce the behavior using the official animation targets example linked in the issue. Compare the R behavior with the Python version, then verify that the control supports pausing as well as playing and that the example no longer exposes only a Play action.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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