Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-08 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Tue, 8 May 2007, Paulo Barata wrote: > > Prof. Ripley, > > Maybe the fact that few R plot regions have a 1:1 aspect ratio > is not a major problem here. One has to deal with the same > issue when drawing a circle parametrically. Depending on the > window size, a (cos(t),sin(t)) plot appears as

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-08 Thread Paulo Barata
Prof. Ripley, Maybe the fact that few R plot regions have a 1:1 aspect ratio is not a major problem here. One has to deal with the same issue when drawing a circle parametrically. Depending on the window size, a (cos(t),sin(t)) plot appears as an ellipse. To get a circle parametrically, one has t

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-07 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
There is now an xspline() function in R-devel, with an example showing how to add arrows. I thought a bit more about a 'circular arc' function, but there really is a problem with that. Few R plot regions have a 1:1 aspect ratio including some that are intended to do so (see the rw-FAQ). symbo

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-02 Thread Jim Lemon
(Ted Harding) wrote: > This thread prompts me to ask about something I've > been pondering for a while, as to whether there's an > implementation somewhere ticked away in the R resources. > > So far, people have been responding to the original query > in terms of increasing the numbers of points,

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Paul Murrell
Hi Paulo Barata wrote: > Dr. Murrell and all, > > One final suggestion: a future function arc() in package graphics, > with centre-radius-angle parameterisation, could also include an > option to draw arrows at either end of the arc, as one can find > in function arrows(). ... and in grid.xspl

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Paulo Barata
Dr. Murrell and all, One final suggestion: a future function arc() in package graphics, with centre-radius-angle parameterisation, could also include an option to draw arrows at either end of the arc, as one can find in function arrows(). Thank you. Paulo Barata ---

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Paul Murrell
Hi Paulo Barata wrote: > Dr. Snow and Prof. Ripley, > > Dr. Snow's suggestion, using clipplot (package TeachingDemos), > is maybe a partial solution to the problem of drawing an arc of > a circle (as long as the line width of the arc is not that large, > as pointed out by Prof. Ripley). If the a

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Paulo Barata
Dr. Snow and Prof. Ripley, Dr. Snow's suggestion, using clipplot (package TeachingDemos), is maybe a partial solution to the problem of drawing an arc of a circle (as long as the line width of the arc is not that large, as pointed out by Prof. Ripley). If the arc is symmetrical around a vertical

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Tue, 1 May 2007, Greg Snow wrote: > Here is an approach that clips the circle you like from symbols down to > an arc (this will work as long as the arc is less than half a circle, > for arcs greater than half a circle, you could draw the whole circle > then use this to draw an arc of the bacgro

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Greg Snow
--- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo Barata > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:17 PM > To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: [R] to draw a smooth arc > > > Dear R-list members, > > I would like to draw a smooth arc. I can draw an arc

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Greg Snow
Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:51 AM > To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc > > This thread prompts me to ask about something I've

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Ted Harding
This thread prompts me to ask about something I've been pondering for a while, as to whether there's an implementation somewhere ticked away in the R resources. So far, people have been responding to the original query in terms of increasing the numbers of points, and joining these by lines. Howe

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Tue, 1 May 2007, Jim Lemon wrote: > Paulo Barata wrote: >> Dear R-list members, >> >> I would like to draw a smooth arc. I can draw an arc >> parametrically, but this produces an arc too coarse, >> even allowing for different increments in sequence t >> in the example below. Function "symbols"

Re: [R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-05-01 Thread Jim Lemon
Paulo Barata wrote: > Dear R-list members, > > I would like to draw a smooth arc. I can draw an arc > parametrically, but this produces an arc too coarse, > even allowing for different increments in sequence t > in the example below. Function "symbols" (graphics) does > produce a smooth circle, bu

[R] to draw a smooth arc

2007-04-30 Thread Paulo Barata
Dear R-list members, I would like to draw a smooth arc. I can draw an arc parametrically, but this produces an arc too coarse, even allowing for different increments in sequence t in the example below. Function "symbols" (graphics) does produce a smooth circle, but it cannot produce an arc. Plea