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When combining Plotly plots using subplots, the middle plot shrinks

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
data-visualization

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the unequal subplot heights with ncol and nrow greater than two, then trace how subplot margins are calculated and applied. Done means the rows or columns have equal plot heights while preserving the requested margins, with regression coverage for both cases.

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Description

When combining Plotly plots using subplots, if ncol is 2 and nrow is greater than 2, the height of the middle row is smaller compared to the top and bottom plots. Similarly, if nrow is 2 and ncol is greater than 2, the height of the middle column is smaller compared to the first and last plots. This discrepancy occurs because the margin values are not applied consistently; the top margin value is not applied to the top plot, and the bottom margin value is not applied to the bottom plot. Is there any workaround to get all plot in same height

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