.build_options {ggplot}R Documentation

Set ggplot options

Description

Set global options for ggplot.

Usage

.build_options(opt)

Arguments

opt list of options to get/set

Details

These are aliased into every plot object, so that p$grid.col will return the default grid colour, unless it has been overriden for a particular plot object. You can change the global options using the function, or the options for a specific plot by setting the values directly on the object. See the examples for more details.

Colour settings:

Strip settings

Legend settings

Other settings:

Author(s)

Hadley Wickham <h.wickham@gmail.com>

Examples

ggopt(background.fill = "black", background.color ="white") # all new plots will use this
p <- ggpoint(ggplot(tips, smoker ~ sex,aesthetics = list(y = tip, x = total_bill)))
p
p$background.fill = "white"
p
p$strip.text.gp <- gpar(col="red", fontsize=8)
p$background.colour <- "pink"
p$grid.colour <- "green"
p$grid.fill <- "blue"
p # a very ugly plot!
ggopt(background.fill = "white", background.color ="black")

[Package ggplot version 0.4.2 Index]