[R] Create a plot legend in a new window

Fri Dec 10 10:32:54 CET 2004

Just for the records (and if anyone ever wants to find the "solution"),
I solved my own problem (well sort of) through imaginative use of the
barplot command:

>
barplot(rep(1,4),horiz=TRUE,names.arg=rev(c("this","is","my","legend")),
col=rev(rainbow(4)), axes=FALSE,las=2)

Produces a very nice, re-sizeable legend in a new window :-D

Mick

-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of michael watson
(IAH-C)
Sent: 09 December 2004 13:57
To: R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: RE: [R] Create a plot legend in a new window

Following on from this, what I want is to create a new window and fill
up the entire window with my legend.

I have tried:

plot.new()
par(mar=c(0,0,0,0))
legend()

But that still puts legend wherever I specify x and y.  So after I have
set mar to c(0,0,0,0), how do I tell R to make the legend fill the
entire window, starting at the top-left?

Thanks
Mick

-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of michael watson
(IAH-C)
Sent: 09 December 2004 11:52
To: R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] Create a plot legend in a new window

Hi

I have a complicated plot which has a potentially large legend.  What I
want to do is actually create the legend in a new window.  Has anyone
done this before?  I'd like to be able to create a window with just the
legend in it, and have it so the window is just the right size etc.  I'm
sure someone must have done this already?  If not, any tips would be
welcome.

Thanks
Mick

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