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abline; setting plot limits

6 messages · Paul Rydelek, Duncan Murdoch, David L Carlson +2 more

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Relatively new user with a question regarding abline.

I want to draw a st. line fit to some data but I want the line to span the
range of the x-data and NOT the plot limits.
In short the line spans xmin to xmax(of plot axis) but I want it to span
xmin to xmax (of x data).
Can this but done with abline or do I have to use lines and construct the
line from a+bx?


Paul Rydelek, Ph.D.
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On 14/06/2014, 11:34 PM, Paul Rydelek wrote:
You can use lines() or segments(), you can't use abline().

Duncan Murdoch
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You can also use clip() before abline():
But the clipping region will affect anything else you add to the plot after the clip command. In package plotrix, ablineclip() sets and resets the clipping region.

David Carlson

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Subject: Re: [R] abline; setting plot limits
On 14/06/2014, 11:34 PM, Paul Rydelek wrote:
You can use lines() or segments(), you can't use abline().

Duncan Murdoch
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On 15/06/14 15:34, Paul Rydelek wrote:
A function with this capability was posted by Remko Duursma on 22/1/09. See:
cheers,

Rolf Turner

P. S.  Jim: Perhaps this function could/should be added to plotrix.  If 
you are interested, I have written a help file for it.

R. T.
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:54:41 AM Rolf Turner wrote:
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22/1/09. See:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.r.general/137344/match=ablinepiec
Hi Rolf and others,
In fact Remko contributed that function to plotrix - ablineclip.

Jim
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On 16/06/14 12:35, Jim Lemon wrote:
Sorry.  Wasn't aware of ablineclip().  Actually that function seems to 
use a quite different approach from that of ablinepiece(), and to be a 
substantial improvement.  Thanks for pointing it out to us.

cheers,

Rolf