[R] About plot graphs
Gavin Simpson
gavin.simpson at ucl.ac.uk
Fri Aug 27 10:21:13 CEST 2010
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 21:01 -0700, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Greg,
<snip />
> > windows(width=12, height=6)
> Error: could not find function "windows"
So you aren't on Windows then... Hence why the posting guide asks for
sessionInfo() details; sometimes it matters.
Anyway, a OS independent way of doing this is to use dev.new() and pass
along the arguments you would have provided to the device via e.g.
windows():
dev.new(height = 6, width = 12)
HTH
G
>
> > ?windows
> No documentation for 'windows' in specified packages and libraries:
> you could try '??windows'
>
>
> > window(width=12, height=6)
> Error in hasTsp(x) :
> element 1 is empty;
> the part of the args list of 'attr' being evaluated was:
> (x, "tsp")
>
>
> > ?window
> window {stats}
> http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/stats/html/window.html
>
> window package:stats R Documentation
>
> Time Windows
>
> Description:
>
> ‘window’ is a generic function which extracts the subset of the
> object ‘x’ observed between the times ‘start’ and ‘end’. If a
> frequency is specified, the series is then re-sampled at the new
> frequency.
>
>
> > window(layout(matrix(1:2, nrow=1), width=12, height=6))
> [1] 2
> attr(,"tsp")
> [1] 1 1 1
>
>
> Still pop up a square window
>
>
> B.R
> Stephen L
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Greg Snow <Greg.Snow at imail.org>
> To: Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com>; "r-help at r-project.org"
> <r-help at r-project.org>
> Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 10:51:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [R] About plot graphs
>
> When you run any graphics command (layout in this case) and there is not a
> current graphics device (more technically only the null device) then a default
> graphics device is opened, that is what you are seeing. What you need to do
> instead is open the device yourself before calling layout. Which device that is
> depends greatly on information that the posting guide strongly suggests that you
> provide (another hint).
>
> One possibility is:
>
> > windows(width=12, height=6)
>
> Followed by layout and the plotting commands. But whether that will work on
> your machine or not is still a bit of a mystery.
>
> --
> Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
> Statistical Data Center
> Intermountain Healthcare
> greg.snow at imail.org
> 801.408.8111
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> > project.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu
> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:02 PM
> > To: r-help at r-project.org
> > Subject: Re: [R] About plot graphs
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > Thanks for your advice.
> >
> > I'm not prepared altering the shape of the graphs to be plotted. What
> > I'm
> > trying to do is to pop up a rectangle layout window with following
> > command.
> >
> > The command;
> > layout(matrix(1:2, nrow=1))
> >
> > pop up a square window. What I need is a rectangular window for the
> > graphs to
> > be plotted. Otherwise the graphs are squeezed changing shape.
> >
> > I looked at ?layout but can't resolve how to make it. Can you help?
> > TIA
> >
> > B.R.
> > Stephen L
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Greg Snow <Greg.Snow at imail.org>
> > To: Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com>; "r-help at r-project.org"
> > <r-help at r-project.org>
> > Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 9:00:01 AM
> > Subject: RE: [R] About plot graphs
> >
> > There is a graphical parameter that controls whether a plot is square
> > or takes
> > up the maximum amount of room (rectangle), see ?par and look at the
> > entry for
> > pty.
> >
> >
> > It is possible that you set pty='s' or it may be that the plot method
> > sets it,
> > without us knowing what type of object Date and Test01$Date are we
> > don't know
> > which method is creating your plot and cannot be much more help (that
> > is meant
> > as a subtle hint to provide the information requested in the footer of
> > every
> > post and the posting guide).
> >
> > Some methods may set pty='s' as default but have an option to change
> > it.
> >
> > --
> > Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
> > Statistical Data Center
> > Intermountain Healthcare
> > greg.snow at imail.org
> > 801.408.8111
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> > > project.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:45 AM
> > > To: r-help at r-project.org
> > > Subject: [R] About plot graphs
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > Following command prints 2 graphs side-by-side:-
> > > layout(matrix(1:2, nrow=1))
> > > plot(Date,Input_No.)
> > > plot(Test01$Date, Test01$Input_No.)
> > >
> > > However each is a square graph I need a rectangular layout. Pls
> > advise
> > > how to
> > > make it. TIA
> > >
> > > B.R.
> > > satimis
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
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