geom_step truncating line too early before null value
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Description
It seems that geom_step is truncating the line too early when it encounters a null value. Rather than continue the line until the null value, it stops at the prior value:
Example:
ggplot(data.frame(x=1:5, y=c(1,2,NA,1,1)), aes(x,y)) + geom_step()
Plain ggplot2:
Plotly:
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Start with the geom_step implementation and its handling of null or NA values, using the issue's R example to reproduce the discrepancy. Compare the Plotly output with plain ggplot2 and verify that the step line remains extended through the value before NA rather than ending prematurely.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
- Activity status
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- Clarity
- Mostly clear
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- 35/100