No. Can't be. Editable graphs require that the graph be produced via code that produces changeable components. All R graphs are essentially static.
That said, caveats: graphs drawn via the grid package functionality -- for example lattice graphs -- **are** produced via changeable code. If you read the lattice docs carefully, you'll see that there are a few features there that allow some graph editing. There may be other packages that also have some editing capabilties. R's base graphics also allow a little interaction via identify() and locator(), which can be useful (e.g. for positioning legends). One can also "simulate" interactivity by recording various components of graph construction and then modifying and redrawing them. But this is just manually doing what you're looking for, so probably a dumb suggestion. While graph editing certainly can be a nice feature, it is very difficult to implement without severely constraining graphing flexibility (IMO, of course). Graphs are very complex beasties, so it's hard to write clean code that allows flexibile editing capabilities. Look at S-Plus's graph editing, which I always found harder to use (and more buggy) than just issuing the commands. (To be fair, it's been some years since I tried). Again, just my 2 bits. Others may well disagree (and perhaps point you to what you seek). Cheers, Bert -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arthur Roberts Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 9:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [R] Are there any guis out there,which will allow editing of the graph? Hi, all, I would like to know if there is any gui interface out there (academic or commercial) that allows one to edit R-language generated graphs (e.g positioning x axis labels.) It would be nice to have something like the user interface of Igor or Origin. I have already used JGR and R-gui. These are good, but they don't allow one to easily edit graphs. I have also tried locator() and the package iplots. Your input is greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Art Roberts University of Washington ______________________________________________ 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.
