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Hoverinfo shows milliseconds for geom_smooth() with date/datetime positional axis

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Description

library(plotly)
ggplot(economics, aes(date, unemploy)) + geom_point() + geom_smooth()
ggplotly()

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Run the provided R example with plotly, ggplot2, economics, geom_point(), and geom_smooth() to reproduce the hoverinfo. Trace how date/datetime positional axes are converted for hover labels; done when the hoverinfo shows date/datetime values rather than milliseconds.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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