Is this what you want? You can control how much space you want to see on the sides of the plot:
df<-data.frame(x=factor(1:100),y=rnorm(1000)) ggplot(df,aes(x=x,y=y))+geom_boxplot() + scale_x_discrete(expand=c(0,0)) Felipe D. Carrillo Supervisory Fishery Biologist Department of the Interior US Fish & Wildlife Service California, USA http://www.fws.gov/redbluff/rbdd_jsmp.aspx ----- Original Message ---- > From: Justin Haynes <jto...@gmail.com> > To: r-help@r-project.org > Sent: Wed, May 18, 2011 1:51:19 PM > Subject: [R] ggplot geom_boxplot vertical margins > > If you plot: > > df<-data.frame(x=factor(1:100),y=rnorm(1000)) > ggplot(df,aes(x=x,y=y))+geom_boxplot() > > How do I remove those pesky margins on the sides of the plot area? Or > maybe just reduce their size to something more like the spacing of the > boxes? > > > Thanks, > > Justin > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide 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 PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.