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Update view_angles.rst: polar plot -> spherical coordinate plot
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doc/api/toolkits/mplot3d/view_angles.rst

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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Originally (prior to v3.10), the 2D mouse position corresponded directly
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to azimuth and elevation; this is also how it is done
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in `MATLAB <https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/view.html>`_.
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To keep it this way, set ``mouserotationstyle: azel``.
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This approach works fine for polar plots, where the *z* axis is special;
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This approach works fine for spherical coordinate plots, where the *z* axis is special;
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however, it leads to a kind of 'gimbal lock' when looking down the *z* axis:
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the plot reacts differently to mouse movement, dependent on the particular
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orientation at hand. Also, 'roll' cannot be controlled.

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