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rasterizing the heatmap layer into a tiny (blurry) bitmap when writing PDF #426
I noticed when we (cc @janosh) try to save the plotly generated heatmap with kaleido, the embedded heatmap in PDF became a tiny (and thus blurry) bitmap:
See this issue. It is a problem only occurs in Apple's Preview. Another way to solve this is to use plotly==5.9.0, which do not encounter such a problem even with mac.
Thanks @Miocio-nora for linking that issue. Since this is only occurring in Mac Preview we likely won't prioritize a fix, but we're open to PRs with a workaround if anyone would like to contribute.
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Miocio-nora commentedon Jan 28, 2026
See this issue. It is a problem only occurs in Apple's Preview. Another way to solve this is to use plotly==5.9.0, which do not encounter such a problem even with mac.
emilykl commentedon Apr 29, 2026
Thanks @Miocio-nora for linking that issue. Since this is only occurring in Mac Preview we likely won't prioritize a fix, but we're open to PRs with a workaround if anyone would like to contribute.