[R] newbie graphics question

[Gavin Simpson]

You need to read the help for par (as mentioned in the help for plot).

In the details section the help states that:

     All but these R.O. and the following low-level arguments can be
     set as well in high-level and mid-level plot functions, such as
     `plot', `points', `lines', `axis', `title', `text', `mtext':

        *  `"ask"'

<snip>

        *  `"new"'

<snip>

Which is why your command didn't work.

Gav

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:owner-r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Arlin Stoltzfus
Sent: 29 August 2001 14:48
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] newbie graphics question


Wolfgang Viechtbauer wrote:
> 
> > I need to plot two lines on the same graph. I do
> > plot(x,y)
> > then
> > plot(x,z,add=TRUE)
> 
> Maybe try using the par(new=TRUE) parameter, as in:
> 
> plot(x,y)
> par(new=TRUE)
> plot(x,z)

This works, but isn't the real issue here why the help indicates 
that graphics parameters set by par can also be passed as arguments 
to "plot", when in fact this isn't true?  That is, according to 
the help, I ought to be able to set "new" like this: 

 > plot ( x, y1 )
 > plot ( x, y2, new=TRUE )
 Warning messages: 
 1: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 
 2: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 
 3: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 
 4: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 
 5: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 
 6: parameter "new" couldn't be set in high-level plot() function 

but this doesn't work.

Arlin
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