display only category label on axis for multicategory plots
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Description
I would like to display only the category, and not the specific tick labels on the axis. For example, in this example https://codepen.io/plotly/pen/bOByWR I would like to only display 'SF Zoo' and 'LA Zoo'. I've tried several hacks such as setting tick labels to empty string, but in my case the plot still leaves room for the tick labels and it looks weird. See what I mean:
Is there a way to accomplish this? I think I might have to use the idea of subcategory axis instead.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the linked CodePen multicategory plot and compare it with the provided screenshot. Investigate how Plotly.js renders category and tick labels, then determine whether showing only “SF Zoo” and “LA Zoo” can also remove the space reserved for the specific tick labels. Done means the category labels remain readable without unused tick-label space.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 35/100