Thanks for your help David. I managed to track down this solution in regard to the second question:
http://www.nabble.com/lattice-xyplot-with-bty%3D%22l%22-tt12486052.html#a12489170 Regards, James David Winsemius wrote: > > > On Jan 15, 2009, at 9:27 PM, jimdare wrote: > >> >> Dear R-Users >> >> I have 2 questions to do with XYplot. >> >> 1) >> >> I am trying to use the XYplot function to generate multiple line >> graphs with >> the legend outside the plot. >> I am using the following loop for each graph: >> >> library(lattice) >> >> for (i in x.sp){ >> xyplot(Catch~Year, df, groups = Stock, type="a",auto.key = >> list(space = "top", points = FALSE, lines = TRUE,columns = 4)) >> } > From the help on package lattice: > "Note > High level Lattice functions (like xyplot) are different from > conventional R graphics functions because they don't actually draw > anything. Instead, they return an object of class "trellis" which has > to be then printed or plotted to create the actual plot. This is > normally done automatically, but not when the high level functions are > called inside another function (most often source) or other contexts > where automatic printing is suppressed (e.g. for or while loops). In > such situations, an explicit call to print or plot is required." > > > > Or the FAQ: > > http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-do-lattice_002ftrellis-graphics-not-work_003f > > > >> >> >> When I run the script I don't get any output graphs, however if I >> change >> 'XYplot' to 'plot', or generate the plots manually using XYplot, It >> seems to >> work. Is there a bug of some sort or is it me? > > It's you. > >> >> >> 2) >> >> How do I remove the "top" and "right" axis from a plot? If I add >> 'axis(side >> = c("bottom", "left")' to the xyplot call it comes up with the >> message: >> >> Error in axis(side = c("bottom", "left")) : >> plot.new has not been called yet > > see at the top of the axis help page: > > "axis {graphics}" so axis is not part of lattice > > Had you continued reading the next sentence in the lattice intro help > page, you would have seen: > > "Lattice plots are highly customizable via user-modifiable settings. > However, these are completely unrelated to base graphics settings; in > particular, changing par() settings usually have no effect on lattice > plots." > > > Try: > http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-patched/library/lattice/html/axis.default.html > > And chapter 8 of: > > http://lmdvr.r-forge.r-project.org/figures/figures.html > > Best of luck and buy Sarkar's book. > David Winsemius > > > >> >> >> Any help is much appreciated :) >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/XYplot-in-Lattice-Package-tp21491296p21491296.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. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/XYplot-in-Lattice-Package-tp21491296p21552650.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.
