Hi
Do you mean something like this ... ?
library(grid)
grid.newpage()
pushViewport(viewport(xscale=c(-2,2), yscale=c(-2,2)))
grid.text('T', cos(theta), sin(theta), default.units="native",
rot=(360/(2*pi))*(theta+(1/4)*2*pi))
Paul
On 25/08/16 14:16, Thomas Levine wrote:
I want to make a plot in polar coordinates. I want to use pch with
shapes that do not have radial symmetry, so I want to rotate them such
that they face inwards. I am using grid for my plotting, but I provide
motivating examples in graphics.
The following plot almost gets me what I want.
theta <- 2*pi*seq(0,7/8,1/8)
plot(cos(theta), sin(theta), pch=2, axes=F, asp=1)
But I want the points to face inwards. I can do something like this with
text, but I can set only a constant rotation
plot.new()
plot.window(c(-1,1),c(-1,1), asp=1)
text(cos(theta), sin(theta), 'Tom', srt
=runif(1,0,360))
To rotate all of the points, I can do something like this.
plot.new()
plot.window(c(-1,1),c(-1,1), asp=1)
for (the.theta in theta)
text(cos(the.theta), sin(the.theta), 'Tom',
srt=(360/(2*pi))*(the.theta-(1/4)*2*pi))
So perhaps I could use a "T" instead of a numeric pch and consequently
do something like this.
plot.new()
plot.window(c(-1,1),c(-1,1), asp=1)
for (the.theta in theta)
text(cos(the.theta), sin(the.theta), 'T',
srt=(360/(2*pi))*(the.theta+(1/4)*2*pi))
But that seems a bit silly.
Is there a more declarative way of doing this, preferably in grid?
Thanks
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