Re: [R] key in margin area

[Uwe Ligges]

Jeremy Z Butler wrote:

Hi
Is there any way to position a key (legend) outside the plot area? i.e. 
in the margin between plot area and page margin. I realise I could 
achieve the same effect by creating a larger plot but not printing the 
axes and then draw the smaller axes independantly leaving room for the 
key. However, that wont work very well in my particular case.

You might want to extend the margins. See ?par for details, particularly 
look for arguments 'mar' and 'oma'.
After
 par(xpd = TRUE)# Again, see ?par
you can plot a legend into the margins.

Uwe Ligges

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RE: [R] key in margin area

[Adaikalavan Ramasamy]

Well, if you don't want to play with the margins, then I guess you have
to use the layout() function. You will want something similar to the
following if you want legends at the right:

def.par <- par(no.readonly = TRUE)# save default
nf <- layout( matrix( c(1,2), nrow=1), c(4,1) ) # If you want legend at
bottom, change nrow to ncol
layout.show(nf) #  so the ratio of plot to legend area is 4:1

par(mar=c(1,1,1,1))
plot.new() # calls an empty plot
legend( 0, 0.5, "A spot", pch=1, col=1)
par(def.par)   # reset to default

There might be a nicer way of doing this though.


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From: Jeremy Z Butler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:17 AM
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Subject: [R] key in margin area


Hi
Is there any way to position a key (legend) outside the plot area? i.e.
in 
the margin between plot area and page margin. I realise I could achieve
the 
same effect by creating a larger plot but not printing the axes and then

draw the smaller axes independantly leaving room for the key. However,
that 
wont work very well in my particular case.
Thanks in advance
Jeremy




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[R] key in margin area

[Jeremy Z Butler]

Hi
Is there any way to position a key (legend) outside the plot area? i.e. in 
the margin between plot area and page margin. I realise I could achieve the 
same effect by creating a larger plot but not printing the axes and then 
draw the smaller axes independantly leaving room for the key. However, that 
wont work very well in my particular case.
Thanks in advance
Jeremy




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