R is not S-PLUS, and you need par(new=TRUE) before calling par(fig) etc.

That is probably not an intentional difference.


On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Mario dos Reis wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> # I would like to plot a figure with the following layout:
> #
> #  ----------------------------
> #  |                 |        |
> #  |                 |        |
> #  |                 |        |
> #  |                 |--------|
> #  |                 |        |
> #  |                 |        |
> #  |                 |        |
> #  ----------------------------
> 
> x <- rnorm(100)
> y <- rnorm(100)
> 
> par(fig=c(0,0.7,0,1))
> plot(x,y)
> 
> # (please maximise your plotting device so you get a 'rectangular' area)
> 
> # now lets do the upper corner 'little' plot
> 
> par(fig=c(0.7, 1, 0.5, 1))
> plot(x,y)
> 
> # and ...
> 
> par(fig=c(0.7, 1, 0, 0.5))
> plot(x,y)
> 
> Now, my problem is as you might have seen already, that the old figure
> gets deleted when the new one is placed. I was trying to reproduce an
> exercise a saw in an S-plus book. I would really like to know what is
> going on, the documentation about graphic parameters is not very helpful
> about fig, and I would really like to set a graph with the above layout.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mario dos Reis.
> 
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