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Diverging palettes should have a non-manual option to set the scale midpoint

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Description

For example in the plot below, I want the plot to figure out what FROM [-20, 20] should be by declaring a midpoint.

SELECT *, 
  Temp * 1.0 - AVG(Temp) OVER (PARTITION BY Month) AS centered 
FROM ggsql:airquality

VISUALISE Month AS y, Day AS x, centered AS fill
  DRAW rect
  SCALE fill FROM [-20, 20] TO vik

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Research direction

Start at the SCALE fill expression in the SQL example and trace how diverging palettes and explicit ranges are handled. Determine the midpoint declaration and its effect on the range, then verify that the example can derive a symmetric range around the declared midpoint.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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