plotly_build ignores geom_text(vjust)

[escorial82]

Hello,

The function plotly_build is very useful for introducing a ggplot in a plotly display. When it's bars, and with a label via geom_text, it doesn't follow the vertical alignment vjust function.

Using this function:

SampleData <- data.frame(Name = c("Peter", "Andrew"), Result = c(6, 9))
SamplePlot <- ggplot(SampleData, aes(Name, Result)) + geom_bar(stat = "identity") + 
        geom_text(aes(label=Result), color = "white", vjust = 4)

Using only ggplot, the texts are placed below the border:

When I use the plotly_build function that vertical alignement is lost
plotly_build(SamplePlot)
The display is the same as if the vjusthadn't been introduced

[Monduiz]

Same here. Whenever I use geom_text and wrap it with ggplotly(), plotly ignores hjust, vjust but also size.

[gcmicah]

any update on this issue yet? thx.

[kovla]

Data labels are important, hope this issue is on the roadmap.

[slazicoicr]

Another vote to have this issue addressed.

[cpsievert]

This likely won't be fixed anytime soon, but you could leverage the plotly.js api for doing this sort of thing:

d <- data.frame(Name = c("Peter", "Andrew"), Result = c(6, 9))
p <- ggplot(SampleData, aes(Name, Result)) + geom_bar(stat = "identity")
ggplotly(p) %>% style(text = d$Result, textposition = "auto")

[Pill-GZ]

I hate to ask again, but does anyone has an update on this?