[R] Setting the colors of lines in a trellis plot...

Jamieson Cobleigh cobleigh at gmail.com
Mon Jul 10 19:16:44 CEST 2006


With some help from those with expertise on this list, I managed to
produce a plot using trellis that looked like I wanted it to look.
Now, I need to take the same plot and make the lines on it color, but
I want to specify the color for the lines myself.

I've managed to make the key use the colors I want.  I've managed to
make the symbols of the actual plot use the colors I want.  But I have
been unable to find the correct incantation to make the lines of the
actual plot use the colors I want.  Here's the relevant section of
code:

  mycolors <- c("black", "darkgreen", "red")

  mylines   <- Rows(superpose.line, 1:numlines);
  mylines$col <- mycolors

  mysymbols <- Rows(superpose.symbol, 1:numlines);
  mysymbols$pch <- c(15:18)[1:numlines]
  mysymbols$col <- mycolors

  print(xyplot(
    panel = panel.superpose,
    log10(states) ~ size,
    groups=category,
    data=data,
    type='b',
    lwd = 2,
    par.settings = list(superpose.symbol=mysymbols),
    ylim=c(y_min, y_max),
    scales = list(tck=c(1, 0), axs="r",

                  x=list(tick.number=(xmax - xmin + 1), at=xmin:xmax,
                  labels=xmin:xmax, cex=1.75),

                  y=list(axs="r", rot=c(90, 0), labels=y_labels,
                         at=y_at, cex=1.75
                  )
              ),
    key = list (
      text  = list(levels(data$category)),
      lines = list(type="b",
                   lty=mylines$lty,
                   pch=mysymbols$pch,
                   cex=rep(1.25, numlines),
                   col=mylines$col),
      x = .98,
      y = .25,
      corner=c(1,0)
    ),
    xlab = list(label="System Size", cex=2),
    ylab = list(label="States", cex=2),
  ))


Can anyone help me out with this?

Thanks!

Jamie



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