[R] Plotting proportions

[Bert Gunter]

... and following up on Rui's reply, assuming that the default (in R,
not RStudio) "m" is being used, I would assume that the aspect ratio
in the RStudio device depends on the layout of your windows. Also, you
might do better asking here, https://community.rstudio.com/ , than on
this list.

Bert Gunter

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 8:26 AM Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas using sapo.pt> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> There's a graphics parameter for aspect ratio that you can set asp=1 on
> a plot by plot basis. But you also need to change pty. From ?par:
>
> pty
> A character specifying the type of plot region to be used; "s" generates
> a square plotting region and "m" generates the maximal plotting region.
>
>
>
> old_par <- par(pty = "s")
> plot(1, asp = 1)
> par(old_par)
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Rui Barradas
>
> Às 14:13 de 03/04/2022, Nick Wray escreveu:
> > Hello  If you plot a square in the default R studio window you see a
> > rectangle.  Does anyone know what the proportions of the sides of this
> > rectangle are?  Thanks Nick Wray
> >
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