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Add a plot export option to set aspect ratio
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area: plots
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
When exporting a plot, the user should be able to set an aspect ratio for the plot.
Some things to consider:
- provide preset aspect ratios (square, landscape, portrait)
- custom aspect ratio
- lock aspect ratio when changing resolution
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
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the plot export flow and its existing resolution controls, then review how exported dimensions are calculated. Done means export supports square, landscape, portrait, and custom aspect ratios, with an option to preserve the ratio when resolution changes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100