Changing position of axis labes does not work

[danton267]

library(plotly)
library(ggplot2)

p <- ggplot(mtcars) +
  geom_point(aes(disp, mpg)) +
  scale_x_continuous(position = 'top')

ggplotly(p)

scale_x_continuous(position = 'top' should move x-labels to the top, however, it does nothing.

[kcbioy]

Still working on this. For the meantime, here's a quick workaround to get the output that you want @danton267

library(plotly)
library(ggplot2)

p <- ggplot(mtcars) +
  geom_point(aes(disp, mpg)) +
  scale_x_continuous(position = 'top')

ggplotly(p) %>% 
  plotly::layout(xaxis = list(anchor = 'free', position = 1, side = 'top'))

[cpsievert]

Unfortunately, I don't think it makes sense to implement position without also adding support for subtitles, captions, and footnotes (because the sizing/placement of these things depend on each other). There is a work-in-progress for this in #929 and I'd be happy to take it over the finish line if @jackparmer wants to support it. However, if we don't take on #929, I'd support promotion of the layout() workaround provided by @kcbioy