My suggestion is to learn to use dotplots rather than trying to add 3d chartjunk to barplots.
-- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of khush ........ > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:53 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Shapes in barplots > > Dear Gregory, > > Well Thanks for your suggestions. I am no more using TeachingDemos for > the > same. I am installing rgl for the same, but one thing I want to ask > like I > need to make round ended bars instead of normal one I have to look into > rgl > for the same, but is there any option which you think suitable for me > in > barplots. Whats your suggestions. > > Thank you > Jeet > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Greg Snow <greg.s...@imail.org> wrote: > > > The TeachingDemos package does not in any way replace the rgl > package. > > They serve very different purposes (the TeachingDemos package does > use rgl > > for a couple of functions). > > > > I would be very surprised if there was anything in the TeachingDemos > > package that would be of help in creating barplots with 3d effects. > 3d > > effects distort the information in graphs without adding anything to > their > > interpretation. > > > > If you want to display information, then use the appropriate graph > without > > the extra chartjunk. If you want something to catch the reader's > attention, > > use a picture of a kitten. > > > > -- > > Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. > > Statistical Data Center > > Intermountain Healthcare > > greg.s...@imail.org > > 801.408.8111 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > > > project.org] On Behalf Of khush ........ > > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:45 AM > > > To: r-help@r-project.org > > > Subject: [R] Shapes in barplots > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am making barplots . I am using the default shape of barplots > with a > > > pipe > > > but I wants to build bars in various 3d shapes. I have install rgl > > > using > > > install.packages('rgl') for this purpose, but when I am doing > > > library(rgl), > > > it shows > > > > > > Error in library(rgl) : there is no package called 'rgl' > > > > > > What are the other ways to build such plots of variuos shapes. > > > > > > Is that *TeachingDemos *replace it..I am not sure how to use it for > > > such > > > task. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > Jeet > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.