[R] colors for background and plotting area

[Emmanuel Paradis]

At 11:02 02/09/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I am trying to prepare some figures where I'd like the color of the plot
region
>(i.e., the area bounded by the axes) to be different from the margin area
>(i.e., the area of the figure not within the axes region).  I can use "bg"
but
>that changes the background of everything? How can I accomplish what I want?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ramon
>
> -- 
>Ramón Díaz-Uriarte
>Triana 47
>28016 Madrid
>Spain
>
>email:ramon-diaz at teleline.es
>Phone: +-34-917-730-620
>       +-34-657-186-407	

Hi,

Look at demo(graphics), there are two examples of this.

1. specify the backgroung colour (will colour outside the axes)
2. draw the axes without the plot using plot(..., type="n")
3. draw a rectangle within the axes 
4. draw the plot with lines() or points()

Best,

Emmanuel


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