# 14.4 Legends ============================================================ 14.4
# Set up some data
year = 1990:1996 # Create a series of years
myV1 = c(10, 11, 12, 9, 14, 10, 11) # Create some values for myV1
myV2 = c(8, 14, 9, 12, 10, 13, 12) # Create some values for myV2
png(filename = "illustrations/fig-14-6-legends-BW.png",
units = "in", # Set measurements in inches
res = 1200, # Set resolution at 1200dpi
width = 6, # Width at 6 inches
height = 4) # Height at 4 inches
par(mai = c(1, .5, .25, .25)) # Set space around plot
# Create a simple plot
plot(year, myV1, # Plot myV1 against year
ylim = c(0, 20), # Set y axis scale
ylab = NA, # Turn off y axis label
type = "o", # Set as line plot with points
lty = 1, # Solid line
pch = 16) # Point style
points(year, myV2, # Add myV2 to plot
type = "o", # Set type as line with points
col = "darkgray", # Set color to red
lty = 2, # Dashed line
pch = 22) # Use square box for point style
# Legend 1
legend("topleft", # Location of legend
inset = .025, # Distance from edge of plot region
legend = c("Variable myV1", # Legend Text
"Variable myV2"),
col = c("black", "darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
pch = c(16, 22), # Legend Element Styles
title = "Legend 1") # Legend title
# Legend 2
legend(x = 1992.25, y = 20, # Location of legend on x & y scale
legend = c("Variable myV1", # Legend Text
"Variable myV2"),
cex = .8, # Text size set to .8
fill = c("black", "darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
title = "Legend 2", # Legend Title
horiz = T, # Set legend horizontally
bg = "light gray") # Set color for legend background
# Set up percentage coordinates system for legend
my.usr = par("usr") # Save current coordinate units
par(usr = c(0, 1, 0, 1)) # Set coordinate space to 0,1 scales
# Legend 3 Bold Title
par(font = 2, family = "serif") # Set bold serif font
legend(x = .05, y = .3, # Location of legend in percent units
yjust = 1, # Put legend below y value
legend = c("Variable myV1", # Legend Text
"Variable myV2"),
lty = c(1, 2), # line types for legend elements
col = c("black","darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
title = "Legend 3", # Legend title
title.col = gray(.2), # Legend title color
text.col = "white", # Set text color to be invisible
bty = "n") # No box around legend
par(font = 1, family = "sans") # Return default font to normal sans
# Legend 3
legend(x = .05, y = .3, # Location of legend in percent units
yjust = 1, # Put legend below y value
legend = c("Variable myV1", # Legend Text
"Variable myV2"),
lty = c(1, 2), # line types for legend elements
col = c("black", "darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
title = NA, # Legend title turned off
bty = "n") # No box around legend
# Legend 4
legend(x = .95, y = .05, # Location of legend in percent units
xjust = 1, # Left justify legend box on x coord.
yjust = 0, # Bottom justify legend box on y coord.
legend = c("Variable myV1", # Legend Text
"Variable myV2"),
lty = c(1, 2), # Line type for legend elements
col = c("black", "darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
pch = c(16, 22), # Symbol styles for legend elements
merge = TRUE, # Merge line & symbol for legend elements
title = "Legend 4", # Legend Title
title.col = gray(.4), # Legend title color
box.lty = 9, # Legend box line type
box.lwd = 2, # Legend box line width
box.col = "darkgray") # Legend box color
dev.off() # Output png file
Figure 14-6: Legends
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