Add subtitle to plots

.circleci/test.sh

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ case $1 in
         ;;
 
     make-baselines-mathjax3)
-        python3 test/image/make_baseline.py mathjax3    legend_mathjax_title_and_items mathjax parcats_grid_subplots table_latex_multitrace_scatter table_plain_birds table_wrapped_birds ternary-mathjax || EXIT_STATE=$?
+        python3 test/image/make_baseline.py mathjax3    legend_mathjax_title_and_items mathjax parcats_grid_subplots table_latex_multitrace_scatter table_plain_birds table_wrapped_birds ternary-mathjax zz-ternary-mathjax-title-place-subtitle || EXIT_STATE=$?
         exit $EXIT_STATE
         ;;
 

draftlogs/7012_add.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ - Add `subtitle` attribute to `layout.title` to enable adding subtitles to plots [[#7012](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7012)]

lib/locales/es.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'Click to enter Component B title': 'Introducir el título del Componente B', // plots/ternary/ternary.js:406
         'Click to enter Component C title': 'Introducir el título del Componente C', // plots/ternary/ternary.js:417
         'Click to enter Plot title': 'Introducir el título de la Gráfica', // plot_api/plot_api.js:579
+        'Click to enter Plot subtitle': 'Introducir el subtítulo de la Gráfica', // plot_api/plot_api.js:579
         'Click to enter X axis title': 'Introducir el título del eje X', // plots/plots.js:301
         'Click to enter Y axis title': 'Introducir el título del eje Y', // plots/plots.js:302
         'Click to enter radial axis title': 'Introducir el título del eje radial',

lib/locales/fr.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'Click to enter Component B title': 'Ajouter un titre à la composante B',
         'Click to enter Component C title': 'Ajouter un titre à la composante C',
         'Click to enter Plot title': 'Ajouter un titre au graphique',
+        'Click to enter Plot subtitle': 'Ajouter un sous-titre au graphique',
         'Click to enter X axis title': 'Ajouter un titre à l\'axe des x',
         'Click to enter Y axis title': 'Ajouter un titre à l\'axe des y',
         'Click to enter radial axis title': 'Ajouter un titre à l\'axe radial',

src/components/titles/index.js

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ var interactConstants = require('../../constants/interactions');
 
 var OPPOSITE_SIDE = require('../../constants/alignment').OPPOSITE_SIDE;
 var numStripRE = / [XY][0-9]* /;
+var SUBTITLE_PADDING_MATHJAX_EM = 1.6;
+var SUBTITLE_PADDING_EM = 1.6;
 
 /**
  * Titles - (re)draw titles on the axes and plot:
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ var numStripRE = / [XY][0-9]* /;
  *  @return {selection} d3 selection of title container group
  */
 function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
+    var fullLayout = gd._fullLayout;
+
     var cont = options.propContainer;
     var prop = options.propName;
     var placeholder = options.placeholder;
@@ -56,13 +60,10 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
     var attributes = options.attributes;
     var transform = options.transform;
     var group = options.containerGroup;
-
-    var fullLayout = gd._fullLayout;
-
     var opacity = 1;
-    var isplaceholder = false;
     var title = cont.title;
     var txt = (title && title.text ? title.text : '').trim();
+    var titleIsPlaceholder = false;
 
     var font = title && title.font ? title.font : {};
     var fontFamily = font.family;
@@ -75,23 +76,58 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
     var fontLineposition = font.lineposition;
     var fontShadow = font.shadow;
 
+    // Get subtitle properties
+    var subtitleProp = options.subtitlePropName;
+    var subtitleEnabled = !!subtitleProp;
+    var subtitlePlaceholder = options.subtitlePlaceholder;
+    var subtitle = (cont.title || {}).subtitle || {text: '', font: {}};
+    var subtitleTxt = subtitle.text.trim();
+    var subtitleIsPlaceholder = false;
+    var subtitleOpacity = 1;
+
+    var subtitleFont = subtitle.font;
+    var subFontFamily = subtitleFont.family;
+    var subFontSize = subtitleFont.size;
+    var subFontColor = subtitleFont.color;
+    var subFontWeight = subtitleFont.weight;
+    var subFontStyle = subtitleFont.style;
+    var subFontVariant = subtitleFont.variant;
+    var subFontTextcase = subtitleFont.textcase;
+    var subFontLineposition = subtitleFont.lineposition;
+    var subFontShadow = subtitleFont.shadow;
+
     // only make this title editable if we positively identify its property
     // as one that has editing enabled.
+    // Subtitle is editable if and only if title is editable
     var editAttr;
     if(prop === 'title.text') editAttr = 'titleText';
     else if(prop.indexOf('axis') !== -1) editAttr = 'axisTitleText';
     else if(prop.indexOf('colorbar' !== -1)) editAttr = 'colorbarTitleText';
     var editable = gd._context.edits[editAttr];
 
+    function matchesPlaceholder(text, placeholder) {
+        if(text === undefined || placeholder === undefined) return false;
+        // look for placeholder text while stripping out numbers from eg X2, Y3
+        // this is just for backward compatibility with the old version that had
+        // "Click to enter X2 title" and may have gotten saved in some old plots,
+        // we don't want this to show up when these are displayed.
+        return text.replace(numStripRE, ' % ') === placeholder.replace(numStripRE, ' % ');
+    }
+
     if(txt === '') opacity = 0;
-    // look for placeholder text while stripping out numbers from eg X2, Y3
-    // this is just for backward compatibility with the old version that had
-    // "Click to enter X2 title" and may have gotten saved in some old plots,
-    // we don't want this to show up when these are displayed.
-    else if(txt.replace(numStripRE, ' % ') === placeholder.replace(numStripRE, ' % ')) {
-        opacity = 0.2;
-        isplaceholder = true;
+    else if(matchesPlaceholder(txt, placeholder)) {
         if(!editable) txt = '';
+        opacity = 0.2;
+        titleIsPlaceholder = true;
+    }
+
+    if(subtitleEnabled) {
+        if(subtitleTxt === '') subtitleOpacity = 0;
+        else if(matchesPlaceholder(subtitleTxt, subtitlePlaceholder)) {
+            if(!editable) subtitleTxt = '';
+            subtitleOpacity = 0.2;
+            subtitleIsPlaceholder = true;
+        }
     }
 
     if(options._meta) {
@@ -100,15 +136,15 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
         txt = Lib.templateString(txt, fullLayout._meta);
     }
 
-    var elShouldExist = txt || editable;
+    var elShouldExist = txt || subtitleTxt || editable;
 
     var hColorbarMoveTitle;
     if(!group) {
         group = Lib.ensureSingle(fullLayout._infolayer, 'g', 'g-' + titleClass);
         hColorbarMoveTitle = fullLayout._hColorbarMoveTitle;
     }
 
-    var el = group.selectAll('text')
+    var el = group.selectAll('text.' + titleClass)
         .data(elShouldExist ? [0] : []);
     el.enter().append('text');
     el.text(txt)
@@ -120,13 +156,29 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
         .attr('class', titleClass);
     el.exit().remove();
 
+    var subtitleEl = null;
+    var subtitleClass = titleClass + '-subtitle';
+    var subtitleElShouldExist = subtitleTxt || editable;
+
+    if(subtitleEnabled && subtitleElShouldExist) {
+        subtitleEl = group.selectAll('text.' + subtitleClass)
+            .data(subtitleElShouldExist ? [0] : []);
+        subtitleEl.enter().append('text');
+        subtitleEl.text(subtitleTxt).attr('class', subtitleClass);
+        subtitleEl.exit().remove();
+    }
+
+
     if(!elShouldExist) return group;
 
-    function titleLayout(titleEl) {
-        Lib.syncOrAsync([drawTitle, scootTitle], titleEl);
+    function titleLayout(titleEl, subtitleEl) {
+        Lib.syncOrAsync([drawTitle, scootTitle], { title: titleEl, subtitle: subtitleEl });
     }
 
-    function drawTitle(titleEl) {
+    function drawTitle(titleAndSubtitleEls) {
+        var titleEl = titleAndSubtitleEls.title;
+        var subtitleEl = titleAndSubtitleEls.subtitle;
+
         var transformVal;
 
         if(!transform && hColorbarMoveTitle) {
@@ -147,6 +199,23 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
 
         titleEl.attr('transform', transformVal);
 
+        // Callback to adjust the subtitle position after mathjax is rendered
+        // Mathjax is rendered asynchronously, which is why this step needs to be
+        // passed as a callback
+        function adjustSubtitlePosition(titleElMathGroup) {
+            if(!titleElMathGroup) return;
+
+            var subtitleElement = d3.select(titleElMathGroup.node().parentNode).select('.' + subtitleClass);
+            if(!subtitleElement.empty()) {
+                var titleElMathBbox = titleElMathGroup.node().getBBox();
+                if(titleElMathBbox.height) {
+                    // Position subtitle based on bottom of Mathjax title
+                    var subtitleY = titleElMathBbox.y + titleElMathBbox.height + (SUBTITLE_PADDING_MATHJAX_EM * subFontSize);
+                    subtitleElement.attr('y', subtitleY);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         titleEl.style('opacity', opacity * Color.opacity(fontColor))
         .call(Drawing.font, {
             color: Color.rgb(fontColor),
@@ -160,12 +229,43 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
             lineposition: fontLineposition,
         })
         .attr(attributes)
-        .call(svgTextUtils.convertToTspans, gd);
+            .call(svgTextUtils.convertToTspans, gd, adjustSubtitlePosition);
+
+        if(subtitleEl) {
+            // Set subtitle y position based on bottom of title
+            // We need to check the Mathjax group as well, in case the Mathjax
+            // has already rendered
+            var titleElMathGroup = group.select('.' + titleClass + '-math-group');
+            var titleElBbox = titleEl.node().getBBox();
+            var titleElMathBbox = titleElMathGroup.node() ? titleElMathGroup.node().getBBox() : undefined;
+            var subtitleY = titleElMathBbox ? titleElMathBbox.y + titleElMathBbox.height + (SUBTITLE_PADDING_MATHJAX_EM * subFontSize) : titleElBbox.y + titleElBbox.height + (SUBTITLE_PADDING_EM * subFontSize);
+
+            var subtitleAttributes = Lib.extendFlat({}, attributes, {
+                y: subtitleY
+            });
+
+            subtitleEl.attr('transform', transformVal);
+            subtitleEl.style('opacity', subtitleOpacity * Color.opacity(subFontColor))
+            .call(Drawing.font, {
+                color: Color.rgb(subFontColor),
+                size: d3.round(subFontSize, 2),
+                family: subFontFamily,
+                weight: subFontWeight,
+                style: subFontStyle,
+                variant: subFontVariant,
+                textcase: subFontTextcase,
+                shadow: subFontShadow,
+                lineposition: subFontLineposition,
+            })
+            .attr(subtitleAttributes)
+                .call(svgTextUtils.convertToTspans, gd);
+        }
 
         return Plots.previousPromises(gd);
     }
 
-    function scootTitle(titleElIn) {
+    function scootTitle(titleAndSubtitleEls) {
+        var titleElIn = titleAndSubtitleEls.title;
         var titleGroup = d3.select(titleElIn.node().parentNode);
 
         if(avoid && avoid.selection && avoid.side && txt) {
@@ -239,12 +339,10 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
         }
     }
 
-    el.call(titleLayout);
+    el.call(titleLayout, subtitleEl);
 
-    function setPlaceholder() {
-        opacity = 0;
-        isplaceholder = true;
-        el.text(placeholder)
+    function setPlaceholder(element, placeholderText) {
+        element.text(placeholderText)
             .on('mouseover.opacity', function() {
                 d3.select(this).transition()
                     .duration(interactConstants.SHOW_PLACEHOLDER).style('opacity', 1);
@@ -256,8 +354,10 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
     }
 
     if(editable) {
-        if(!txt) setPlaceholder();
-        else el.on('.opacity', null);
+        if(!txt) {
+            setPlaceholder(el, placeholder);
+            titleIsPlaceholder = true;
+        } else el.on('.opacity', null);
 
         el.call(svgTextUtils.makeEditable, {gd: gd})
             .on('edit', function(text) {
@@ -275,8 +375,37 @@ function draw(gd, titleClass, options) {
                 this.text(d || ' ')
                     .call(svgTextUtils.positionText, attributes.x, attributes.y);
             });
+
+        if(subtitleEnabled) {
+            // Adjust subtitle position now that title placeholder has been added
+            // Only adjust if subtitle is enabled and title text was originally empty
+            if(subtitleEnabled && !txt) {
+                var titleElBbox = el.node().getBBox();
+                var subtitleY = titleElBbox.y + titleElBbox.height + (SUBTITLE_PADDING_EM * subFontSize);
+                subtitleEl.attr('y', subtitleY);
+            }
+
+            if(!subtitleTxt) {
+                setPlaceholder(subtitleEl, subtitlePlaceholder);
+                subtitleIsPlaceholder = true;
+            } else subtitleEl.on('.opacity', null);
+            subtitleEl.call(svgTextUtils.makeEditable, {gd: gd})
+                .on('edit', function(text) {
+                    Registry.call('_guiRelayout', gd, 'title.subtitle.text', text);
+                })
+                .on('cancel', function() {
+                    this.text(this.attr('data-unformatted'))
+                        .call(titleLayout);
+                })
+                .on('input', function(d) {
+                    this.text(d || ' ')
+                        .call(svgTextUtils.positionText, subtitleEl.attr('x'), subtitleEl.attr('y'));
+                });
+        }
     }
-    el.classed('js-placeholder', isplaceholder);
+
+    el.classed('js-placeholder', titleIsPlaceholder);
+    if(subtitleEl) subtitleEl.classed('js-placeholder', subtitleIsPlaceholder);
 
     return group;
 }

src/plot_api/subroutines.js

@@ -408,13 +408,15 @@ exports.drawMainTitle = function(gd) {
     Titles.draw(gd, 'gtitle', {
         propContainer: fullLayout,
         propName: 'title.text',
+        subtitlePropName: 'title.subtitle.text',
         placeholder: fullLayout._dfltTitle.plot,
+        subtitlePlaceholder: fullLayout._dfltTitle.subtitle,
         attributes: ({
             x: x,
             y: y,
             'text-anchor': textAnchor,
             dy: dy
-        })
+        }),
     });
 
     if(title.text && title.automargin) {

src/plots/layout_attributes.js

@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ module.exports = {
                 'by the now deprecated `titlefont` attribute.'
             ].join(' ')
         }),
+        subtitle: {
+            text: {
+                valType: 'string',
+                editType: 'layoutstyle',
+                description: 'Sets the plot\'s subtitle.'
+            },
+            font: fontAttrs({
+                editType: 'layoutstyle',
+                description: 'Sets the subtitle font.'
+            }),
+            editType: 'layoutstyle',
+        },
         xref: {
             valType: 'enumerated',
             dflt: 'container',

src/plots/plots.js

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ plots.supplyDefaults = function(gd, opts) {
     // When editable=false the two behave the same, no title is drawn.
     newFullLayout._dfltTitle = {
         plot: _(gd, 'Click to enter Plot title'),
+        subtitle: _(gd, 'Click to enter Plot subtitle'),
         x: _(gd, 'Click to enter X axis title'),
         y: _(gd, 'Click to enter Y axis title'),
         colorbar: _(gd, 'Click to enter Colorscale title'),
@@ -1494,6 +1495,13 @@ plots.supplyLayoutGlobalDefaults = function(layoutIn, layoutOut, formatObj) {
     coerce('title.y');
     coerce('title.yanchor');
 
+    coerce('title.subtitle.text', layoutOut._dfltTitle.subtitle);
+    Lib.coerceFont(coerce, 'title.subtitle.font', font, {
+        overrideDflt: {
+            size: Math.round(layoutOut.title.font.size * 0.7)
+        }
+    });
+
     if(titleAutomargin) {
         // when automargin=true
         // title.y is 1 or 0 if paper ref

test/image/compare_pixels_test.js

@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ if(mathjax3) {
         'table_latex_multitrace_scatter',
         'table_plain_birds',
         'table_wrapped_birds',
-        'ternary-mathjax'
+        'ternary-mathjax',
+        'zz-ternary-mathjax-title-place-subtitle',
     ];
 }
 

test/image/make_baseline.js

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ if(mathjax3) {
         'table_latex_multitrace_scatter',
         'table_plain_birds',
         'table_wrapped_birds',
-        'ternary-mathjax'
+        'ternary-mathjax',
+        'zz-ternary-mathjax-title-place-subtitle'
     ];
 }