?plot.default ## documents the frame.plot arg and ?boxplot ## documents miscellaneous graphical parameters that go into ...
I would agree that the documentation is relatively poor, a legacy of the original graphics system, which splits up parameter documentation among par(), plot(), and specific types of plots. I would guess Paull Murrell's book also has it, but I haven't checked. -- Bert On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:45 AM, Ivan Calandra < ivan.calan...@u-bourgogne.fr> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I had never heard of this 'frame' argument and it's a breakthrough for me > to be finally able to get rid of this frame! > > But where is this argument explained? I couldn't find it in plot(), > boxplot(), bxp() or par(). > > Thank you for your answer :) > Ivan > > -- > Ivan CALANDRA > Université de Bourgogne > UMR CNRS/uB 6282 Biogéosciences > 6 Boulevard Gabriel > 21000 Dijon, FRANCE > +33(0)3.80.39.63.06 > ivan.calan...@u-bourgogne.fr > http://biogeosciences.u-**bourgogne.fr/calandra<http://biogeosciences.u-bourgogne.fr/calandra> > > Le 13/07/12 04:48, Peter Ehlers a écrit : > >> On 2012-07-12 18:39, David L Carlson wrote: >> >>> Sorry about that. I got rid of the box another way and then switched to >>> using pars= >>> without making sure it worked. This works: >>> >>> flies$group <- factor(flies$group, 5:1) # 1 >>> levels(flies$group) <- paste0("Group ", 5:1) # 2 >>> >>> oldpar <- par(bty="n") >>> boxplot(long ~ group, >>> data = flies, >>> pars=list(las=1, ylim=c(10, 110), xaxt="n"), >>> horizontal = TRUE, >>> col = "red") >>> >>> axis(1, at=seq(10, 110, 20)) >>> par(oldpar) >>> >> >> Or you could add 'frame = FALSE' to the boxplot() call. >> >> Peter Ehlers >> >> >>> ------------------------------**------- >>> David >>> >>> ------------------------------**------- >>> David L Carlson >>> Associate Professor of Anthropology >>> Texas A&M University >>> College Station, TX 77840-4352 >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: "darnold" <dwarnol...@suddenlink.net> >>> To: r-help@r-project.org >>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:53:33 PM >>> Subject: Re: [R] Adjusting format of boxplot >>> >>> Added your code: >>> >>> >>> flies <- read.table("example12_1.dat",**header=TRUE,sep="\t") >>> >>> flies$group <- factor(flies$group,5:1) >>> >>> levels(flies$group) <- paste0("Group ",5:1) >>> >>> boxplot(long ~ group, >>> data = flies, >>> pars = list(las=1, ylim=c(10,110), xaxt="n", bty="n"), >>> horizontal = TRUE, >>> col = "red") >>> >>> axis(1,at=seq(10,110,20)) >>> >>> Almost worked perfectly, except the frame around the plot remains, which >>> is >>> strange as you have bty="n". >>> >>> http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/**file/n4636381/Rplot11.png<http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n4636381/Rplot11.png> >>> >>> David >>> >>> >> ______________________________**________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/**listinfo/r-help<https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/** >> posting-guide.html <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<https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/** > posting-guide.html <http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics Internal Contact Info: Phone: 467-7374 Website: http://pharmadevelopment.roche.com/index/pdb/pdb-functional-groups/pdb-biostatistics/pdb-ncb-home.htm [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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