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Summary

  • Fix PNG title positioning to match matplotlib behavior by centering titles over the plot area regardless of data coordinate range
  • Replace data-coordinate-based title positioning with plot-area-relative positioning
  • Add comprehensive regression tests to prevent future title positioning issues

Problem

PNG titles were positioned using data coordinates (x_min + x_max) / 2.0, which caused titles to appear off-center when data ranges were asymmetric or extreme. This did not match matplotlib's behavior where titles are always visually centered over the plot area.

Solution

  • Added render_title_centered() function that calculates title position directly in pixel coordinates
  • Title X position is now plot_area%left + plot_area%width / 2 (plot area center)
  • Title Y position is fixed at plot_area%bottom - 30 (30 pixels above plot area)
  • This ensures consistent visual centering regardless of data coordinate values

Test Plan

  • Added test_png_title_positioning.f90 demonstrating the issue with different data ranges
  • Added test_title_centering_fix.f90 as regression test for consistent positioning
  • Verified existing PNG tests still pass (no regressions)
  • Tested with symmetric, asymmetric, negative, and extreme coordinate ranges

Before/After

Before: Title position varied based on data coordinate range, appearing off-center with asymmetric data
After: Title consistently centered over plot area regardless of data coordinates, matching matplotlib behavior

Fixes #337

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krystophny and others added 2 commits August 25, 2025 13:51
- Fix PNG title positioning to match matplotlib behavior
- Titles now center over plot area regardless of data coordinate range
- Add render_title_centered() function for proper plot-area-relative positioning
- Replace data-coordinate-based centering with pixel-based centering
- Add comprehensive regression tests for title positioning
- Resolves issue where titles appeared off-center with asymmetric data ranges

Fixes #337

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@krystophny krystophny merged commit 1994fe2 into main Aug 25, 2025
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@krystophny krystophny deleted the fix-png-title-placement-337 branch August 25, 2025 12:35
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Title too far right in PNGs - check matplotlib placement in matplotlib repo

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