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Since ggplot2 4.0.0, theme_bw() looks like theme_minimal() #2455
Description
As stated in the title, since I updated ggplot2 to version 4.0.0, theme_bw() and theme_minimal() look almost the same - the frame in theme_bw() is missing. This only happens in combination with plotly (version 4.11.0). Downgrading to ggplot2 version 3.5.2 solves this for now. Below is a reproducible example:
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)
# UI
ui <- fluidPage(
mainPanel(
plotlyOutput("plot1"),
plotlyOutput("plot2")
)
)
# Server
server <- function(input, output) {
output$plot1 <- renderPlotly({
ggplotly(
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = wt, y = mpg)) +
ggtitle("theme_bw") +
geom_point() +
theme_bw()
)
})
output$plot2 <- renderPlotly({
ggplotly(
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = wt, y = mpg)) +
ggtitle("theme_minimal") +
geom_point() +
theme_minimal()
)
})
}
# Run app
shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)
ggplot2 version 4.0.0:
ggplot2 version 3.5.2:
Activity
ggabernet commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Thanks for reporting, I'm also experiencing the same issue
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