[R] Proportional axes

[Agustin Lobo]

Thanks, I looked
into the man pages of par() and
did not into the ones of plot()
Sorry about it,
Agus

Richard Rowe escribió:
> plot(runif(10,0,10),runif(10,10,30),xlim=c(0,10),ylim=c(10,30), asp=1)
> asp is the aspect parameter and ensures x & y metrics are the same (try 
> the plot without it).
> 
> To save more space you will need to inform the plotting system you want 
> a portrait perspective plot and control the size of the canvas. You can 
> also drag the handles of the plot as the asp = 1 will maintain the 
> metric relationship ... and rely on Brian Ripley's graphics drivers to 
> deliver the information you want into a form you can incorporate elsewhere,
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> Agustin Lobo wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> If I'm plotting 2 variables with the same units
>> (i.e. wing length of 2 species), how can I force that X
>> and Y axes have the same size for length unit? For example, if
>> X ranges from 0 to 10 and Y ranges from 10 to 30, I want
>> Y axis to be twice as long as X axis. I know I can just
>> put xlim and ylim from 0 to 30, i.e.,
>> plot(runif(10,0,10),runif(10,10,30),xlim=c(0,30),ylim=c(0,30))
>>
>> but this is a waste of space.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> 
> 

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