Annotation size & text alignment

src/components/annotations/draw.js

@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ function drawOne(gd, index) {
     var optionsIn = (layout.annotations || [])[index],
         options = fullLayout.annotations[index];
 
+    var annClipID = 'clip' + fullLayout._uid + '_ann' + index;
+
     // this annotation is gone - quit now after deleting it
     // TODO: use d3 idioms instead of deleting and redrawing every time
-    if(!optionsIn || options.visible === false) return;
+    if(!optionsIn || options.visible === false) {
+        d3.selectAll('#' + annClipID).remove();
+        return;
+    }
 
     var xa = Axes.getFromId(gd, options.xref),
         ya = Axes.getFromId(gd, options.yref),
@@ -120,7 +125,6 @@ function drawOne(gd, index) {
 
     var isSizeConstrained = options.width || options.height;
 
-    var annClipID = 'clip' + fullLayout._uid + '_ann' + index;
     var annTextClip = fullLayout._defs.select('.clips')
         .selectAll('#' + annClipID)
         .data(isSizeConstrained ? [0] : []);

test/jasmine/tests/annotations_test.js

@@ -1041,3 +1041,51 @@ describe('annotation dragging', function() {
         .then(done);
     });
 });
+
+describe('annotation clip paths', function() {
+    var gd;
+
+    beforeEach(function(done) {
+        gd = createGraphDiv();
+
+        // we've already tested autorange with relayout, so fix the geometry
+        // completely so we know exactly what we're dealing with
+        // plot area is 300x300, and covers data range 100x100
+        Plotly.plot(gd, [{x: [0, 100], y: [0, 100]}], {
+            annotations: [
+                {x: 50, y: 50, text: 'hi', width: 50},
+                {x: 20, y: 20, text: 'bye', height: 40},
+                {x: 80, y: 80, text: 'why?'}
+            ]
+        })
+        .then(done);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+    it('should only make the clippaths it needs and delete others', function(done) {
+        expect(d3.select(gd).selectAll('.annclip').size()).toBe(2);
+
+        Plotly.relayout(gd, {'annotations[0].visible': false})
+        .then(function() {
+            expect(d3.select(gd).selectAll('.annclip').size()).toBe(1);
+
+            return Plotly.relayout(gd, {'annotations[2].width': 20});
+        })
+        .then(function() {
+            expect(d3.select(gd).selectAll('.annclip').size()).toBe(2);
+
+            return Plotly.relayout(gd, {'annotations[1].height': null});
+        })
+        .then(function() {
+            expect(d3.select(gd).selectAll('.annclip').size()).toBe(1);
+
+            return Plotly.relayout(gd, {'annotations[2]': null});
+        })
+        .then(function() {
+            expect(d3.select(gd).selectAll('.annclip').size()).toBe(0);
+        })
+        .catch(failTest)
+        .then(done);
+    });
+});