Log axes aren't supported in `histogram2d` or `histogram2dcontour`
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Description
as reported in the community forum: https://community.plot.ly/t/2d-histogram-with-log-axes-supported/4711
example: https://plot.ly/~chris/18409/
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the linked community-forum report and example, then trace the histogram2d and histogram2dcontour entry points to see how axis types are handled. Done means both chart types correctly support logarithmic axes, with coverage for the reported examples and existing behavior preserved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100