11library : pygal
22specification_id : column-stratigraphic
33created : ' 2026-03-15T22:57:51Z'
4- updated : ' 2026-03-15T23:24:24Z '
4+ updated : ' 2026-03-15T23:37:32Z '
55generated_by : claude-opus-4-5-20251101
66workflow_run : 23121198913
77issue : 4573
@@ -10,73 +10,74 @@ library_version: 3.1.0
1010preview_url : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/column-stratigraphic/pygal/plot.png
1111preview_thumb : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/column-stratigraphic/pygal/plot_thumb.png
1212preview_html : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/column-stratigraphic/pygal/plot.html
13- quality_score : 74
13+ quality_score : 79
1414review :
1515 strengths :
16- - Creative SVG pattern injection for geological lithology patterns (stipple, brick,
17- dashes, circles, diamonds)
16+ - Creative SVG pattern injection adds geologically appropriate lithology symbols
17+ not natively supported by pygal
1818 - Well-designed age bracket annotations grouping layers by geological period
19- - Good data with 10 realistic geological formations spanning Triassic to Eocene
20- - HTML export preserving pygal native interactive tooltips
21- - Professional monospace typography matching scientific convention
19+ - Excellent data quality with 10 realistic formations spanning Triassic to Eocene
20+ with 7 distinct lithology types
21+ - HTML export preserves pygal interactive SVG tooltips as a distinctive library
22+ feature
23+ - Significant improvement from attempt 1 — now uses pygal actual charting API
2224 weaknesses :
23- - ' Critical color-pattern mismatch: colors tuple follows original layers order but
24- series added in reversed order, causing 8/10 incorrect lithology patterns'
25- - Formation names only in bottom legend, not beside or within layers as spec requests
26- - Value labels inside patterned bars have low contrast
27- - ' Shale and mudstone colors too similar (#808080 vs #A9A9A9)'
28- image_description : The plot shows a stacked bar chart representing a stratigraphic
29- column with the title "column-stratigraphic · pygal · pyplots.ai". The vertical
30- axis is labeled "Stratigraphic Thickness (m)" ranging from 0 to 140m. Ten geological
31- layers are stacked vertically with distinct fill patterns and colors. Age brackets
32- (Triassic, Jurassic, E. Cretaceous, L. Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene) appear on
33- the left side with connecting bracket lines. Thickness values (12m, 13m, 14m,
34- etc.) are printed within bars. The legend at the bottom lists all 10 formations
35- with their ages in a 3-column layout using monospace font. The lithology patterns
36- include stipple dots, horizontal dashes, brick/block patterns, circles, and diamond
37- shapes. However, the patterns are mismatched to the wrong lithology types — the
38- bottom layer (Crystal Ridge Fm, dolomite) shows a gold stipple-dot pattern (sandstone
39- pattern), and the top layer (Red Mesa Fm, sandstone) shows a purple diamond pattern
40- (dolomite pattern). Only the two limestone layers display correct patterns. The
41- color palette includes gold, gray, light blue, green, brown/orange, dark gray,
42- and purple.
25+ - ' Depth convention inverted: spec requires depth increasing downward but chart
26+ shows thickness increasing upward'
27+ - SVG regex manipulation for patterns and annotations is fragile
28+ - Shale and mudstone base colors too similar
29+ - No strong visual focal point or data storytelling emphasis beyond age grouping
30+ image_description : ' The plot displays a vertical stratigraphic column using pygal'' s
31+ StackedBar chart at 3600x3600px. The title "column-stratigraphic · pygal · pyplots.ai"
32+ appears at the top in monospace font. The y-axis is labeled "Stratigraphic Thickness
33+ (m)" ranging from 0m to 140m with dotted grid lines every 10m. Ten geological
34+ layers are stacked vertically with distinct fill patterns and colors: yellow with
35+ stipple dots (sandstone), gray with horizontal dashes (shale), light blue with
36+ brick/block pattern (limestone), green with short dashes (siltstone), brown/orange
37+ with circles (conglomerate), dark gray with thin lines (mudstone), and pink/purple
38+ with diamond crosshatch (dolomite). Age brackets on the left side group layers
39+ by geological period (Triassic, Jurassic, E. Cretaceous, L. Cretaceous, Paleocene,
40+ Eocene) with an "Age" header. Formation names appear to the right of each bar.
41+ Thickness values (12m, 13m, etc.) are printed inside bars 10m or thicker. The
42+ legend at the bottom shows all 10 formations with their ages in a 3-column layout.'
4343 criteria_checklist :
4444 visual_quality :
45- score : 24
45+ score : 26
4646 max : 30
4747 items :
4848 - id : VQ-01
4949 name : Text Legibility
5050 score : 7
5151 max : 8
5252 passed : true
53- comment : Font sizes explicitly set. Value labels inside patterned bars slightly
54- hard to read .
53+ comment : Font sizes explicitly set (title=48, labels=28, major=30, legend=24,
54+ values=22). All text readable .
5555 - id : VQ-02
5656 name : No Overlap
5757 score : 5
5858 max : 6
5959 passed : true
60- comment : Legend slightly cramped with long formation names but mostly readable.
60+ comment : Minor crowding between y-axis ticks and age bracket text. Legend
61+ dense but readable.
6162 - id : VQ-03
6263 name : Element Visibility
63- score : 5
64+ score : 6
6465 max : 6
6566 passed : true
66- comment : All bars clearly visible with distinct patterns and colors.
67+ comment : All bars clearly visible with distinct lithology patterns and colors.
6768 - id : VQ-04
6869 name : Color Accessibility
69- score : 2
70+ score : 3
7071 max : 4
71- passed : false
72- comment : Shale and mudstone grays too similar. Color-pattern mismatch undermines
73- legend reliability.
72+ passed : true
73+ comment : Shale and mudstone are both gray, though patterns differentiate them.
7474 - id : VQ-05
7575 name : Layout & Canvas
7676 score : 3
7777 max : 4
7878 passed : true
79- comment : Square format works. Some wasted space at top of y-axis range.
79+ comment : Good canvas utilization in square format. Slight wasted space at
80+ top.
8081 - id : VQ-06
8182 name : Axis Labels & Title
8283 score : 2
@@ -92,73 +93,76 @@ review:
9293 score : 5
9394 max : 8
9495 passed : true
95- comment : Custom SVG lithology patterns and color palette. Monospace typography
96- fits scientific context .
96+ comment : Custom SVG lithology patterns, scientific monospace typography, domain-appropriate
97+ palette. Above defaults .
9798 - id : DE-02
9899 name : Visual Refinement
99100 score : 4
100101 max : 6
101102 passed : true
102- comment : Custom margins, rounded bars, age brackets add scientific polish.
103+ comment : Clean background, subtle dotted grid, hidden x-labels, age brackets
104+ with connecting lines.
103105 - id : DE-03
104106 name : Data Storytelling
105107 score : 3
106108 max : 6
107109 passed : false
108- comment : Age brackets create geological narrative but incorrect patterns undermine
109- the story .
110+ comment : Age brackets create geological narrative. No strong focal point or
111+ emphasis on key features .
110112 spec_compliance :
111- score : 9
113+ score : 12
112114 max : 15
113115 items :
114116 - id : SC-01
115117 name : Plot Type
116118 score : 4
117119 max : 5
118120 passed : true
119- comment : Stacked bar representing stratigraphic column is a reasonable adaptation
120- for pygal .
121+ comment : StackedBar representing stratigraphic column is a reasonable pygal
122+ adaptation .
121123 - id : SC-02
122124 name : Required Features
123- score : 1
125+ score : 3
124126 max : 4
125- passed : false
126- comment : ' Critical: lithology patterns mismatched for 8/10 layers due to color-series
127- ordering bug. Formation names only in legend. '
127+ passed : true
128+ comment : 7 distinct patterns, formation names, age brackets, scale. Depth
129+ convention inverted.
128130 - id : SC-03
129131 name : Data Mapping
130- score : 1
132+ score : 2
131133 max : 3
132134 passed : false
133- comment : Layer order correct but pattern-to-lithology mapping is wrong.
135+ comment : Correct geological stacking order. Y-axis shows thickness upward
136+ instead of depth downward.
134137 - id : SC-04
135138 name : Title & Legend
136139 score : 3
137140 max : 3
138141 passed : true
139- comment : Title format correct . Legend labels show Formation and Age.
142+ comment : Correct title format . Legend shows Formation and Age clearly .
140143 data_quality :
141- score : 14
144+ score : 15
142145 max : 15
143146 items :
144147 - id : DQ-01
145148 name : Feature Coverage
146- score : 5
149+ score : 6
147150 max : 6
148151 passed : true
149- comment : 10 layers, 7 lithology types, 6 geological ages, varying thicknesses .
152+ comment : 10 layers, 7 lithology types, 6 geological periods. Excellent variety .
150153 - id : DQ-02
151154 name : Realistic Context
152155 score : 5
153156 max : 5
154157 passed : true
155- comment : Realistic geological formation names and plausible ages/depths.
158+ comment : Realistic formation names, plausible geological sequence, neutral
159+ scientific context.
156160 - id : DQ-03
157161 name : Appropriate Scale
158162 score : 4
159163 max : 4
160164 passed : true
161- comment : Total depth 135m with 8-18m layers is realistic for sedimentary section.
165+ comment : 135m total depth, 8-18m layers. Realistic for a sedimentary section.
162166 code_quality :
163167 score : 8
164168 max : 10
@@ -168,55 +172,56 @@ review:
168172 score : 2
169173 max : 3
170174 passed : true
171- comment : Linear flow but complex SVG regex manipulation adds fragility .
175+ comment : Linear flow, no functions/classes. SVG regex manipulation adds complexity .
172176 - id : CQ-02
173177 name : Reproducibility
174178 score : 2
175179 max : 2
176180 passed : true
177- comment : Fully deterministic data.
181+ comment : Fully deterministic hardcoded data.
178182 - id : CQ-03
179183 name : Clean Imports
180184 score : 2
181185 max : 2
182186 passed : true
183- comment : All imports used.
187+ comment : ' All imports used: re, cairosvg, pygal, Style. '
184188 - id : CQ-04
185189 name : Code Elegance
186190 score : 1
187191 max : 2
188192 passed : false
189- comment : Color-series ordering bug is a logic error. SVG regex approach is
190- brittle .
193+ comment : SVG regex manipulation is creative but fragile. Fill-opacity and
194+ No data workarounds .
191195 - id : CQ-05
192196 name : Output & API
193197 score : 1
194198 max : 1
195199 passed : true
196- comment : Saves plot.png via cairosvg and plot.html for interactive SVG .
200+ comment : Saves plot.png via cairosvg. Also saves plot.html.
197201 library_mastery :
198- score : 7
202+ score : 6
199203 max : 10
200204 items :
201205 - id : LM-01
202206 name : Idiomatic Usage
203- score : 4
207+ score : 3
204208 max : 5
205209 passed : true
206- comment : Good use of StackedBar, Style, legend config, value_formatter, tooltip_fancy_mode.
210+ comment : Uses pygal. StackedBar, Style, legend config, value_formatter, tooltip_fancy_mode.
207211 - id : LM-02
208212 name : Distinctive Features
209213 score : 3
210214 max : 5
211215 passed : true
212- comment : HTML export with interactive tooltips. SVG pattern injection is creative .
216+ comment : HTML export with interactive tooltips. SVG-native pattern injection.
213217 verdict : REJECTED
214218impl_tags :
215219 dependencies :
216220 - cairosvg
217221 techniques :
218222 - annotations
219223 - html-export
224+ - hover-tooltips
220225 patterns :
221226 - data-generation
222227 - iteration-over-groups
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