Is there a feature for displaying images on every bar from geomBar()?

[robercoding]

I'm new to data analysis and I started out with lets-plot for data visualization!

Basically I'm trying to find a way to add images in geomBar(), it could be an image on the bottom bar or even extended through all the bar or something like that. The main purpose is to make it more beautiful and easier to catch the report at first instead of reading a text.

But I can't find that feature available there, I've tried with geomImage() but I'm not sure if that's the feature to use, would appreciate any guidance or know if there are plans in the future for adding it

[alshan]

Currently there is no way to add images to a plot. I'm curious, what precisely chart design do you have in mind? It might be interesting feature.

As for geomImage() a) we've added it for a different use-case: geom_image, Image Matrix

b) In Kotlin it doesn't work (has been exposed in the API accidentally :) )

[robercoding]

Hey sorry for the late reply! So basically I was thinking on just adding a different image per bar

• Image could be placed alongside bar height/width, no matter if bar is empty or not.
• Maybe the max height/width to place the image could be the longest bar and the min could be just where it starts the bar.
• Guess there could be a parameter for adding image size based on dev preference like: Size(width, height)

if this requires lot to implement, maybe an MVP version where you're just able to add an image like in the next picture that I've attached (from StackOverflow) could be done

[alshan]

Could you post a link to the StackOverflow post you mentioned?

[robercoding]

This is the one, they've done it on ggplot library (I couldn't find anyone requesting it in lets-plot): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58677247/how-to-insert-pictures-into-each-individual-bar-in-a-ggplot-graph

[alshan]

Thanks, this is a nice feature to have. Can't add it right away but will keep in mind.