[R] setting 'layout' locally within functions

[Paul Murrell]

Hi

On 23/06/2011 2:58 a.m., Simon Goodman wrote:
> Using layout I've created a function that makes a 2 panel plot - comprising a
> main plot, and a sub-panel with custom legend.
>
> I would now like to use layout to create multiple panels with plots created
> by my function, however the values for layout set in the function act
> globally, stopping me from setting this up how I want.
>
> So if I say:
>
> layout(matrix(1:2, 1,2))
> my.plot(data)
>
> I end up with a single plot according the layout format specified by the
> function, rather than a plot generated by the function in the left hand
> panel of the matrix that should be specified by the first layout command.
>
> Is there a way to use layout in a subsetable, hierarchical way?

You have just described the 'grid' graphics package.

Paul

> Thanks, Simon
>
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