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Support text wrap for titles and subtitles

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Issue type
Feature
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python

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Start with the px.line example and the update_layout(title_subtitle_text=...) entry point to trace how chart titles and subtitles are passed into rendering. Confirm the behavior with long strings like those in the issue; done means both title and subtitle text wrap automatically instead of overflowing.

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Description

Titles and subtitles in Plotly charts overflow by default. It's impossible to have them wrap.

With subtitle support, having long strings in this area is more common (and more useful), so we should automatically wrap text if it gets too long in the title or subtitle area.

fig = px.line(x=[1,2,3], y=[4,5,6], title="This is a really really really really really really really really really really really really really really reallyy long title")
fig.update_layout(title_subtitle_text="This is a really really really really really really really really really really really really really really  really really really really really really really long subtitle")
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