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Double Click/Reset Axis/Autoscale does not respect custom range set for axes

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

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or code entry points. Start by reproducing the custom x-axis range behavior with double-click, reset-axis, and autoscale actions; done means each action preserves the configured custom ranges and the behavior is covered by a regression test.

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Description

bug P2

The problem was reported here and here and it hasn't been fixed since 2018!

When you set a custom x-axis range, double clicking/reset axis/autoscale actions reset the custom range. The expected behaviour is to respect the custom ranges.

The current workaround is a function that creates a Div (with Graph/Figure) directly in the layout that can then be updated later via callbacks.

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