[R] problem with using lines command on windows XP machine

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

I think  you need "abline(v = 0)".

I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edwin Commandeur" <e.commandeur at uvt.nl>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:27 AM
Subject: [R] problem with using lines command on windows XP machine


> Hello,
>
> I'm using R version 2.2.0 installed on windows XP machine, with SP2 
> (maybe
> it's also interesting to note it's laptop, so it outputs to a laptop 
> screen)
> a l and I wanted to draw a line in a graph, but it does not seem to 
> work.
>
> To test it I use the following code:
>
> x = c(-1,0,1)
> y = c(-1,0,1)
> plot(x,y, type="l", xlim=c(-1,1), ylim=c(-1,1))
> lines(0)
>
> If I understand the documentation right this should draw a line 
> (with
> default settings, I'm not setting any parameters) at x=0.
>
> I tried goofing around a bit setting linewidth and color 
> differently, I
> tried using xy.coords etc, but no line appeared in the graph.
>
> The commands abline and segments work perfectly fine (so I am now 
> using
> segments to plot the line I want), but I still think the lines 
> command
> should work.
>
> Does anybody has similar problems drawing lines on XP machines (or 
> laptops
> in general?)? Or I am doing something abominably wrong?
>
> Greetings and thanks in advance for any replies,
> Edwin Commandeur
>
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