R help - Dec 2005 - figure with inset

I am trying to plot a figure within a figure (an inset that shows a closeup of
part of the data set). I have searched R-help and other sources but not found a
solution.

What I would like to do is

(1) produce a plot
(2) specify a window that will be used for the next plot (in inches or using the
coordinate system of the plot produced in (1)
(3) overlay a new plot in the window specified under (2)

The result would be:

+----------------------+
|                      |
| first plot           |
|       +--------+     |
|       | inset  |     |
|       +--------+     |
|                      |
+----------------------+

Thank you for your help

Pascal

Pascal.Niklaus at unibas.ch wrote:
> I am trying to plot a figure within a figure (an inset that shows a closeup
of
> part of the data set). I have searched R-help and other sources but not
found a
> solution.
See the examples on the grid package by Paul Murrel in R News.

Uwe Ligges

> What I would like to do is
> 
> (1) produce a plot
> (2) specify a window that will be used for the next plot (in inches or
using the
> coordinate system of the plot produced in (1)
> (3) overlay a new plot in the window specified under (2)
> 
> The result would be:
> 
> +----------------------+
> |                      |
> | first plot           |
> |       +--------+     |
> |       | inset  |     |
> |       +--------+     |
> |                      |
> +----------------------+
> 
> Thank you for your help
> 
> Pascal
> 
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There is a subplot command in the latest version of the TeachingDemos
package (version 1.1 available today) that does what you want using
traditional graphics (others have given suggestions using grid
graphics).  An example:
> x <- 0:10
> y <- x^4
> plot(x,y,xaxs='i',yaxs='i')
> subplot(
plot(x,y,xaxs='i',yaxs='i',xlab='',ylab=''),
c(1,5),c(5000,9000))

Or
> tmp <- cnvrt.coords(x=c(.1,.5),c(.5,.9),input='plt')$usr
> subplot(
plot(x,y,xaxs='i',yaxs='i',xlab='',ylab=''),
tmp)
Or
> subplot( plot(x,y), 1,9000, hadj=0, vadj=1)

See the help on subplot for more examples.

-- 
Gregory L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center, IHC
greg.snow at ihc.com
(801) 408-8111
 
 
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> Pascal.Niklaus at unibas.ch
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> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] figure with inset
> 
> I am trying to plot a figure within a figure (an inset that 
> shows a closeup of part of the data set). I have searched 
> R-help and other sources but not found a solution.
> 
> What I would like to do is
> 
> (1) produce a plot
> (2) specify a window that will be used for the next plot (in 
> inches or using the coordinate system of the plot produced in (1)
> (3) overlay a new plot in the window specified under (2)
> 
> The result would be:
> 
> +----------------------+
> |                      |
> | first plot           |
> |       +--------+     |
> |       | inset  |     |
> |       +--------+     |
> |                      |
> +----------------------+
> 
> Thank you for your help
> 
> Pascal
> 
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> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>