On 10 Dec 2004 at 12:20, michael watson (IAH-C) wrote:
> Hi Petr > > Yes thanks I did get your response and it was helpful. However, I > have now resorted to using barplot() to draw a legend (as all I wanted > was colored boxes and text) and it works very well for my needs. > > Basically, with layout() I'm not getting what I would expect, which > may be a problem with my expectation rather than anything else. Like > I say, I have a function which draws a plot, using layout to divide > the plotting region into top and bottom. Fine. If the user calls my > function, and then another plotting function, I would expect the new > plotting function to overwrite the whole of the old plot - but it > doesn't, it draws the new plot in the top half of the old plot, and > clears the bottom plot. So what I want is something which says, after > calling layout(), "OK, I'm done plotting in two different regions, I > want you to treat the current device as a single region again". > > In a previous package I wrote, when using split.screen() to divide up > the plotting region, dev.off() could be used for this purpose. But > dev.off() closes the window/plot that I created using layout(). Hi from the layout help page example (shortened) > def.par <- par(no.readonly = TRUE) > layout(matrix(c(1,2), 2, 1)) > plot(1,3) > plot(1,2) > par(def.par) > plot(1,1) > suppose to be exactly what you want Cheers Petr > > Mick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Petr Pikal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 December 2004 12:12 > To: michael watson (IAH-C) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] Returning to normal after call to layout() > > > > > On 10 Dec 2004 at 11:47, michael watson (IAH-C) wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I have a function which draws a plot, using the layout() function to > > divide the screen into two parts. The function works fine, but then > > my next call to plot() draws the plot in the first section of the > > plot > > > I've just drawn using layout() - whereas what I want it to do is > > create a new plot. > > > > I tried using dev.off() but that just closes the layout plot window, > > which is not what I want. So my question is - after using the > > layout() function, "layout(matrix(c(1,2), 2, 1))", how do I tell R > > Hi > > what is wrong on this: > > layout(matrix(c(1,2), 2, 1)) > plot(1,1) > plot(1,2) > windows() #opens the new graphic device see ?device, ?windows > plot(1,3) > > BTW did you read my previous post to your question about legend > on a new window? > > Cheers > Petr > > > > that the next call to a plotting function should use a new window, > > and > > > not the layout window? I've looked in ?layout but there doesn't > > seem to be anything in there. > > > > Thanks > > Mick > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > Petr Pikal > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Petr Pikal [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html