[R] empty density plot for point pattern in spatstat

[Christopher W Ryan]

Thanks, this solves my problem.

On R 3.1.0 on Windows XP:

library(spatstat)  # version 1.37.0
data(redwood)
dens <- density(redwood)
plot(dens, useRaster=FALSE, ribargs=list(useRaster=FALSE))

# produces the proper plot

--Chris Ryan

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Pablo Ramón <paramon at utpl.edu.ec> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Try the form: plot(dens, useRaster=FALSE, ribargs=list(useRaster=FALSE))
>
>
>
> Pablo
>
>
> 2014-06-20 15:58 GMT-05:00 Christopher W Ryan <cryan at binghamton.edu>:
>
>> I'm back in the office with the machine that was giving me trouble.
>>
>> # fresh start-up of R 3.1.0, installed on the my machine's hard drive,
>> #under Windows XP Service Pack 3.
>> # spatstat version 1.37-0
>>
>> library(spatstat)
>> data(redwood)
>> dens <- density(redwood)
>> str(dens) # everything looks to be in order
>> plot(dens)  # empty plot with empty ribbon on right side
>> dev.cur() # yields " null device
>>           #                    1"
>>                   # I think I closed the plot window
>>                   # before issuing this command
>>
>> plot(dens, col=grey(seq(0,1,length=32)))
>> # yields an empty density plot with empty ribbon
>>
>> plot(dens, useRaster=FALSE)
>> # yields a proper density plot in blue/green/yellow,
>> # with an empty ribbon
>>
>> plot(dens, useRaster=FALSE, ribargs=list(useRaster=TRUE))
>> # yields a proper density plot in blue/green/yellow,
>> # with an empty ribbon
>>
>> dev.cur()
>> # yields "windows
>> #               2 "
>>
>> example(plot.im)
>> # yields a series of 8 plot.
>> #All but one of them is empty--both plot area and ribbon
>> # the second one has a color ramp in the ribbon
>> # along the bottom, but again no plot
>>
>> with(bei.extra,plot(elev))
>> # yields an empty plot with empty ribbon
>>
>> with(bei.extra,plot(elev, useRaster=FALSE))
>> with(bei.extra,plot(elev, useRaster=FALSE,  ribargs=list(useRaster=TRUE)))
>> # these both yield the same result:
>> # a colored density plot with an empty ribbon
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --Chris Ryan
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Adrian Baddeley
>> <adrian.baddeley at uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>> > Dear Pablo,
>> >
>> >> Yes, effectively utilizando useRaster = FALSE, the plot is printed.
>> >
>> > Muy bien!
>> >
>> >> Only the ribbon appears without color.
>> >
>> > Try setting ribargs=list(useRaster=TRUE).
>> >
>> >> I'm using R version 3.0.2, Windows 7 system, and spatstat 1.33-0
>> >> package version.
>> >
>> > Things may improve if you upgrade to the current versions, R 3.1.0 and
>> > spatstat 1.37-0.
>> >
>> > A
>> >
>> > Prof Adrian Baddeley FAA
>> > University of Western Australia
>
>
>
>
> --
> Mat. Pablo Ramón
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> Departamento de Ciencias Naturales
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