Could ggplotly support tooltips created by geom_blank?
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Description
It'd be useful, if this would work to create tooltips
library(tidyverse)
library(palmerpenguins)
p <- penguins |>
ggplot() +
geom_blank(aes(flipper_length_mm, body_mass_g))
plotly::ggplotly(p)
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Start by running the supplied R example and inspect how ggplotly handles geom_blank layers. Determine what is needed for the mapped flipper_length_mm and body_mass_g values to produce tooltips, then verify that the resulting plot displays them correctly.
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- r
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- data-visualization
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