[R] ggplot theme_update

[David Winsemius]

On Feb 3, 2012, at 10:14 AM, ONKELINX, Thierry wrote:

> Hi Nameless,
>
> You would have to add your code to the source of the ggplot2 package  
> to make it permanent. But that not a vary good idea.
>
> Just add the line to your script and rerun it when you restart your  
> analysis.
>

Or add it  ( after executing load(ggplot2) )  to .Rprofile which gets  
executed at R Startup:

?Startup

-- 
David.
> Thierry
>
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> Verzonden: vrijdag 3 februari 2012 9:31
> Aan: r-help at r-project.org
> Onderwerp: [R] ggplot theme_update
>
> Hi, all,
>
> I am a newbie for [r].
>
> I am currently trying to learn this example.
> http://learnr.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/ggplot2-barplots/
> http://learnr.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/ggplot2-barplots/
>
> I know if I need to show the graph properly, I need to update the  
> theme by this command:
>
> *> immigration_theme <- theme_update(axis.text.x = theme_text(angle  
> = 0, hjust = 0.5, size=20), axis.text.y = theme_text(angle = 0,  
> hjust = 0.5, size=20), panel.grid.major = theme_line(colour =  
> "grey90"), panel.grid.minor = theme_blank(), panel.background =  
> theme_blank(), axis.ticks = theme_blank(), legend.position = "none")*
>
> However, everytime when I close the r programme and run it again, I  
> need to rerun theme_update again in order to show the picture  
> properly. That is, the theme_update could not really update the  
> theme after I close [r].
>
> So, how could I change the parameters permenantly using theme_update?
>
> I am tired to google for the theme_update for 3 days...
>
> Hope some genius could help.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT