[R] plot layout with several plots ON plot area of previous plot

[Rainer M Krug]

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On 08/04/11 18:47, Greg Snow wrote:
> Some of the functions that were the first in the TeachingDemos
> package were originally written to help me visualize something, so it
> is not just teachers demoing, but people demoing to themselves.  It
> has become a bit of a misc package with several utilities that are
> useful in themselves, but while I have considered splitting the
> package, I don't see an obvious splitting (and what would I call the
> new part?, naming things is not my strongest talent, just look at
> some of the functions in TeachingDemos, luckily for my kids my wife
> invoked veto power there).
> 
> If someone wanted to include the function in one of the core packages
> then I would be happy to donate it, though generally that means one
> of the core members taking over maintenance and they may not want to
> do that (and I am happy to keep doing so).  One of my small claims to
> fame is that there have been 3 instances of code in the TeachingDemos
> package that apparently had the right combination of potential
> usefulness and ugly code or implementation that inspired Brian Ripley
> to write new functions in the core packages to do the same thing
> (only better).  The subplot function has not been one of those, so I
> am guessing that Prof. Ripley (or other core members) either has not
> become aware of it, does not think it useful enough, or does not
> consider it ugly enough to ne rewriting (I am hoping it's the last).
> 
> Personally I think the TeachingDemos package is useful and everyone
> should use it (but I may be a bit biased).  I sometimes fantasize
> about it becoming one of the official recommended packages (but the
> realistic part of me admits that this is only slightly more likely to
> happen than the fantasy about developing super powers or having the
> entire house stay clean for a whole day with 4 kids at home).
> 
> Luckily Jim (and others) is good at pointing people to TeachingDemos
> when it is appropriate.  I try to point people to Jim's package as
> well, but he is usually a bit faster about it.
> 
> 

Hi Greg,

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed reading your response and reasoning and
I will definitely take a closer look into the TeahingDemos package.

Cheers,

Rainer

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