What would I do if I have something like:
x <- rnorm(1:1000)
y <- rnorm(1:1000)
z <- x + y
and I want the rainbow to increase with z? (i.e., red for lowest z...all the
way up to the last color in the rainbow for the highest z)
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:05 PM, stephen sefick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> plot(1:20, col=rainbow(20))
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Gillian Silver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Hi, how can I create a rainbow gradient in R? For example, let's say I
> have
> > a plot of y = x...and I want the plot to go from red -> orange -> yellow
> ->
> > green -> blue -> etc.
> > Right now, I know how to do something like go from red to blue, using the
> > plotrix library:
> >
> > library(plotrix)
> > redToBlue <-
> >
> color.scale(x,redrange=c(0,1),greenrange=c(0,1),bluerange=c(0,1),extremes=c("red","blue"))
> > plot(x, y, col=redToBlue)
> >
> > But I can't figure out how to make the colors a rainbow. (I don't
> understand
> > how the redrange, greenrange, and bluerange parameters in color.scale
> work.)
> >
> > Could someone please help?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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