R help - Aug 2006 - parameter yaxs / function hist (graphics)

Dear R users,

The parameters xaxs and yaxs (function par, package graphics)
seem not to work with the function hist (package graphics),
even when the parameters xlim and ylim are defined.

Is there any way to make yaxs="i" and xaxs="i" work properly
with the function hist, mainly to produce histograms that
"touch" the horizontal axis? The R documentation and the
R mailing lists archive don't seem to be of help here.

I am using R 2.3.1, running under Windows XP.

## Example:
x <- rnorm(100)
hist(x,breaks=seq(-4,4,0.5),ylim=c(0,40),yaxs="i",
   xlim=c(-4,4),xaxs="i")
box()

Thank you very much.

Paulo Barata

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Brasil
E-mail: pbarata at infolink.com.br

Paulo

One possibility is to draw the histogram without axes and then add them 
wherever you want.

For instance with something along the lines:

x <- rnorm(500)
hist(x, axes=F)
axis(1, line=-1)

For more details: ?axis

best
P.J.


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On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, Paulo Barata wrote:
>
> Dear R users,
>
> The parameters xaxs and yaxs (function par, package graphics)
> seem not to work with the function hist (package graphics),
> even when the parameters xlim and ylim are defined.
>
> Is there any way to make yaxs="i" and xaxs="i" work
properly
> with the function hist, mainly to produce histograms that
> "touch" the horizontal axis? The R documentation and the
> R mailing lists archive don't seem to be of help here.
>
> I am using R 2.3.1, running under Windows XP.
>
> ## Example:
> x <- rnorm(100)
> hist(x,breaks=seq(-4,4,0.5),ylim=c(0,40),yaxs="i",
>   xlim=c(-4,4),xaxs="i")
> box()
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Paulo Barata
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Paulo Barata
> Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
> Rua Leopoldo Bulhoes 1480 - 8A
> 21041-210  Rio de Janeiro - RJ
> Brasil
> E-mail: pbarata at infolink.com.br
>
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