[R] 'par mfrow' and not filling horizontally

[Greg Snow]

Look at the squishplot function in the TeachingDemos package.

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Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Ted Harding
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:01 PM
> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] 'par mfrow' and not filling horizontally
> 
> Greetings, Folks.
> I'd appreciate being shown the way out of this one!
> I've been round the documentation in ever-drecreasing
> circles, and along other paths, without stumbling on
> the answer.
> 
> The background to the question can be exemplified by
> the example (no graphics window open to start with):
> 
>   set.seed(54321)
>   X0 <- rnorm(50) ; Y0 <- rnorm(50)
> 
>   par(mfrow=c(2,1),mfg=c(1,1),cex=0.5)
>   plot(X0,Y0,pch="+",col="blue",xlim=c(-3,3),ylim=c(-3,3),
>   xlab="X",ylab="Y",main="My Plot",asp=1)
> 
>   par(mfg=c(2,1))
>   plot(X0,Y0,pch="+",col="blue",xlim=c(-3,3),ylim=c(-3,3),
>   xlab="X",ylab="Y",main="My Plot",asp=1)
> 
> As you will see, both plots have been extended laterally
> to fill the plotting area horizontally, hence extend from
> approx X = -8 to approx X = +8 (on my X11 display), despite
> the xlim=c(-3,3); however, the "ylim=c(-3,3)" has been
> respected, as has "asp=1".
> 
> What I would like to see, independently of the shape of
> the graphics window, is a pair of square plots, each with
> X and Y ranging from -3 to 3, even if this leaves empty
> space in the graphics window on either side.
> 
> Hints?
> 
> With thanks,
> Ted.
> 
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> Date: 08-Sep-10                                       Time: 20:01:19
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