Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
You can do this with the 'mgp' argument to par() (see ?par). For example, I find par(mgp=c(2, 0.75, 0)) (which puts the axis label on line 2 and the axis values on line 0.75) nicely tightens up the space around a plot. Rich Raubertas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Earl F. Glynn Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:14 AM To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot Chris Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] how about plot(..., xlab=) title(xlab=label text, line=2) Yes, Chris, I like your idea, especially when I can fix both X and Y axes at the same time: plot(0, xlab=,ylab=) title(xlab=X axis, ylab=Y axis, line=2) I'd prefer a way to set the axis title line at the same time I change the mar parameters, but it's not a big deal. Thanks. efg __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
Jamieson Cobleigh wrote: If I use the following command to plot points: plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) there is a large amount of space between the label X Label and the actual x-axis. If I change the xaxt=n to xaxt=s, the label X Label don't move at all. Is there a way to get the label X Label closer to the x-axis when xaxt=n? The plot I am generating is going to be included in a paper I am writing. I can cause the plot to be saved in a PDF file by doing the following: pdf(foo.pdf, width=5.5, height=4.25, onefile=FALSE) plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) dev.off(); In the resulting file, there is a lot of whitespace around the graph, particularly between the top line of the plot area and the top of the page. Since I am including these plots in a paper, I want them to be as large as possible and not take up any extra space. Is there a way to get R to draw a plot that goes all the way to the margins of the print area? Jamie For the size of margins see ?par and its argument mar, for the position of the x-axis label, add it in a separate call to title() and specify the line where to add the text as in: par(mar = c(1, 4, 0, 0) + 0.1) plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=, xaxt=n) title(xlab=X Label, line=0) Uwe Ligges __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
This technote explains the margin area (mar) and how to modify it to control white space around a graphic: http://research.stowers-institute.org/efg/R/Graphics/Basics/mar-oma/index.htm When you have multiple figures on a graphic, you may also want to learn to control the outer margin area (oma), which is also explained. AFAIK, the only way to get the axis label closer to the axis is to suppress the actual axis labels and use the mtext command to display alternative text where you want it. For example, look at the blue text in Figure 2B (at the above link) that is between the axis label and the axis. This blue text is at line=2, when the axis labels are at line=3. efg Bioinformatics Stowers Institute Jamieson Cobleigh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If I use the following command to plot points: plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) there is a large amount of space between the label X Label and the actual x-axis. If I change the xaxt=n to xaxt=s, the label X Label don't move at all. Is there a way to get the label X Label closer to the x-axis when xaxt=n? The plot I am generating is going to be included in a paper I am writing. I can cause the plot to be saved in a PDF file by doing the following: pdf(foo.pdf, width=5.5, height=4.25, onefile=FALSE) plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) dev.off(); In the resulting file, there is a lot of whitespace around the graph, particularly between the top line of the plot area and the top of the page. Since I am including these plots in a paper, I want them to be as large as possible and not take up any extra space. Is there a way to get R to draw a plot that goes all the way to the margins of the print area? __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
That worked and gave me enough information so to make it look exactly the way I want. Thanks! Jamie On 9/1/05, Chuck Cleland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about this: par(mar=c(2,4,1,1)) plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=, xaxt=n) mtext(side=1, line=0.5, X Label) hope it helps, Chuck Jamieson Cobleigh wrote: If I use the following command to plot points: plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) there is a large amount of space between the label X Label and the actual x-axis. If I change the xaxt=n to xaxt=s, the label X Label don't move at all. Is there a way to get the label X Label closer to the x-axis when xaxt=n? The plot I am generating is going to be included in a paper I am writing. I can cause the plot to be saved in a PDF file by doing the following: pdf(foo.pdf, width=5.5, height=4.25, onefile=FALSE) plot(c(1,2,2,3,3,3), type=p, pch=20, ylab=Y Label, xlab=X Label, xaxt=n) dev.off(); In the resulting file, there is a lot of whitespace around the graph, particularly between the top line of the plot area and the top of the page. Since I am including these plots in a paper, I want them to be as large as possible and not take up any extra space. Is there a way to get R to draw a plot that goes all the way to the margins of the print area? Jamie __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html -- Chuck Cleland, Ph.D. NDRI, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th floor New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 845-4495 (Tu, Th) tel: (732) 452-1424 (M, W, F) fax: (917) 438-0894 __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
Earl F. Glynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: AFAIK, the only way to get the axis label closer to the axis is to suppress the actual axis labels and use the mtext command to display alternative text where you want it. For example, look at the blue text in Figure 2B (at the above link) that is between the axis label and the axis. This blue text is at line=2, when the axis labels are at line=3. how about plot(..., xlab=) title(xlab=label text, line=2) ? __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] Spacing and margins in plot
Chris Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] how about plot(..., xlab=) title(xlab=label text, line=2) Yes, Chris, I like your idea, especially when I can fix both X and Y axes at the same time: plot(0, xlab=,ylab=) title(xlab=X axis, ylab=Y axis, line=2) I'd prefer a way to set the axis title line at the same time I change the mar parameters, but it's not a big deal. Thanks. efg __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
