I don't understand your first question, but, since no one else has responded I can answer your second question. panel.bwplot, unlike panel.xyplot doesn't use panel.superpose when groups is not NULL. In order to get an analogous result you need to specify that you want to use panel.superpose.
cols <- c("Sepal.Width", "Petal.Length", "Petal.Width") stackedData <- stack(iris[, cols]) df <- data.frame(y = stackedData$values, x = rep(iris$Species, 3), which = gl(3, nrow(iris))) bwplot(y ~ x:which, data = df, groups = which, panel=panel.superpose, panel.groups = panel.bwplot) If you don't like the default colors, you can set the fill colors with par.settings like: bwplot(y ~ x:which, data = df, groups = which, panel=panel.superpose, panel.groups = panel.bwplot, par.settings=list(superpose.symbol=list(fill=2:4))) Without the groups, the fill colors are controlled like this bwplot(y~x:which, data = df, par.settings=list(box.rectangle=list(fill=2:4))) Although if you have groups, using the groups argument is probably better. Mark Lyman Message: 41 Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:50:33 +0100 From: Richard Weeks <dickywe...@hotmail.com> Subject: [R] Lattice Groups To: <r-help@r-project.org> Message-ID: <blu138-w2277550025ed688aae0c91dc...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain Hi all, I'm trying to achieve a few things using the lattice package but am failing miserably. I am plotting side by side box plots and using a grouping variable, e.g. cols <- c("Sepal.Width", "Petal.Length", "Petal.Width") stackedData <- stack(iris[, cols]) df <- data.frame(y = stackedData$values, x = rep(iris$Species, 3), which = gl(3, nrow(iris))) bwplot(y ~ x:which, data = df, group = which, panel.groups = panel.bwplot) My questions are 1) How am I able to retain the median spot in the boxes? 2) How can I change the fill using the par.settings argument rather than fill =1:3 say? Best wishes, Biff ______________________________________________ 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.