Have a lookt at the package ggplot2 I believe it will give you something like the image you link to.
Simple example: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- library(ggplot2) mydata <- data.frame(a=1:10, b=1:10, c=letters[1:10]) ggplot(mydata, aes(a,b, colour=c)) + geom_point() ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: n...@jonasstein.de > Sent: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:07:06 +0100 > To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] how to plot a nice legend? > >> There are various alternatives available; you can also write your own, >> by modifying the standard one. > >> Generally there are lots of possibilities for customizing within the >> standard one; e.g. y.intersp will affect the line spacing, using a >> negative value for inset (together with xpd=NA) will allow the legend to >> be moved outside the plot. > > i tried without success: > > plot(1:10) > legend(1,3, legend=c("one", "two"), inset=-1, xpd=NA) > > The legend is still placed inside the plot on point (1,3) > > What could i have done wrong? > > Can i include a legend like this in a standard plot like > plot(1:10) too? > http://www.r-bloggers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/heatmap.png > > kind regards, > > -- > Jonas Stein <n...@jonasstein.de> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.