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implicit zero
mbostock Jun 19, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into mbostock/implicit-zero
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prioritize explicit domain over implicit zero
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document the new heuristic
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions src/scales/quantitative.js
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Expand Up @@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ export function createScaleQ(
scale.interpolate(interpolate);
}

// If the zero option is not specified, then implicitly extend the domain to
// include zero if the minimum is less than 7% of the spread (and similarly
// for negative domains).
if (zero === undefined && type === "linear") {
const [min, max] = extent(domain);
zero = min > 0 ? min < 0.07 * (max - min) : max < 0 ? max > 0.07 * (min - max) : false;
}

// If a zero option is specified, we assume that the domain is numeric, and we
// want to ensure that the domain crosses zero. However, note that the domain
// may be reversed (descending) so we shouldn’t assume that the first value is
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