# 13.4 Graphic coordinates ================================================ 13.4
# Regular x,y coordinates
myX = c(0:20) # Create x var that runs 0 to 20
myY = myX * .5 # Create y var that runs 0 to 10
png(filename = "illustrations/fig-13-3-placed objects.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, 1, .25, .25)) # Plot margins - no title
plot(myX, myY, type = "n") # Plot x & y, but suppress points
text(x = 15, y = 6, "Hello World!") # Add text at x = 15 and y = 6
polygon(x = c(7, 15, 15, 7), # Add a rectangle at x coords
y = c(1, 1, 3, 3)) # and y coords
points(x = c(5, 18), y = c(6, 1), # Add a dashed line between points
type = "l", lty = 2) # at given x and y coordinates.
xtext = "x coordinates 0-20" # Some text for adding to plot
ytext = "y coordinates 0-10" # Some more text for plot
arrows(x0 = 6, y0 = 8, x1 = 0, # Add a horizontal arrow
lwd = 2) # Set line width to 2
text(x = 10, y = 8, xtext) # Add coordinates text
arrows(x0 = 14, y0 = 8, x1 = 20, # Add another horizontal arrow
lwd = 2) # Set line width to 2
arrows(x0 = 4, y0 = 2, y1 = 0, # Add a vertical arrow
lwd = 2) # Set line width to 2
text(x = 4, y = 5, ytext, srt = 90) # Add rotated y coordinates text
arrows(x0 = 4, y0 = 8, y1 = 10, # Add another vertical arrow
lwd = 2) # Set line width to 2
dev.off() # Output png
Figure 13-3: R Plot Coordinates
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