I am curious how you think it should look? I am open to seeing improved
default styles, but a strong case needs to be made to make any such changes.
Right now, the rationale is that the 3D plotting area needs to look like a
3D figure region that can be interacted with, and the grid lines and "box"
help to create that effect. If we made grid lines go away, and make the
facecolors white, I don't think it would look like a 3D plot anymore, and
I'd think one would lose the sense of orientation for interactivity. I'd be
happy to be proven wrong, though, as the choice of the grid lines and face
colors is largely a legacy one.
We are very conservative with default style changes, because that'll affect the plots of all users. A default style change would be a concerted action, possibly changing multple things, and probably be backed up by UX graphics design research before. I've added this to the meta-ticket on future style changes #14331 so that it's not forgotton once we set out for a new design, but don't expect anything soon.
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jklymak commented on Jun 3, 2021
I personally think thats fine for the different types of display requirements.
WeatherGod commented on Jun 3, 2021
timhoffm commented on Jun 3, 2021
We are very conservative with default style changes, because that'll affect the plots of all users. A default style change would be a concerted action, possibly changing multple things, and probably be backed up by UX graphics design research before. I've added this to the meta-ticket on future style changes #14331 so that it's not forgotton once we set out for a new design, but don't expect anything soon.