Look at the squishplot function in the TeachingDemos package, that may do what you want.
-- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > project.org] On Behalf Of David Epstein > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:00 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Making a picture that is wide and small height > > > How do I make a picture that is a horizontal strip? I tried > > > plot(x=c(1,2,3,4),y=c(1,1,1,1)) #works but screen image is square. > > pdf("ratio.pdf",height=1,width=6) > > plot(x=c(1,2,3,4),y=c(1,1,1,1)) > I got the following error message: > Error in plot.new() : figure margins too large > > Is it possible to produce an on-screen picture that is a horizontal > strip? > (I use Mac Os X 10.4.11, and quartz().) What about pdf? > > I have spent many hours trawling through the online help information > and > this forum, without success. Where is this explained? > > Thanks for any help > David > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Making-a-picture- > that-is-wide-and-small-height-tp20808401p20808401.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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.