[Feature Request] Support line styles in Scattermapbox
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Description
It would be nice to plot lines of different styles, e.g. dashed, dotted, etc. to a Scattermapbox layer. The lack for this feature has been noted here How do I change the line style to dash in a scattermapbox plot?, and here How to change line shape in mapbox maps?
Currently (Plotly 5.18), the only supported line attributes are "color" and "width" . However, distinguishing lines by color is not sufficient for monochrome styled figures. In addition, certain line styles are frequently expected:
- minor roads = dashed line
- under construction = dotted line
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Research direction
Start at the Scattermapbox entry point and review how its current color and width line attributes reach rendering. Check for existing Scattermapbox rendering tests; done should include dashed and dotted line styles, with coverage demonstrating the requested cases. The issue names no specific files or tests, so repository exploration is required.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100