This third edition of Paul Murrell's classic book on using R for
graphics represents a major update, with a complete overhaul in focus
and scope. It focuses primarily on the two core graphics packages in R -
graphics and grid - and has a new section on integrating graphics. This
section includes three new chapters: importing external images in to R;
integrating the graphics and grid systems; and advanced SVG graphics.
The emphasis in this third edition is on having the ability to produce
detailed and customised graphics in a wide variety of formats, on being
able to share and reuse those graphics, and on being able to integrate
graphics from multiple systems.
This book is aimed at all levels of R users. For people who are new to
R, this book provides an overview of the graphics facilities, which is
useful for understanding what to expect from R's graphics functions and
how to modify or add to the output they produce. For intermediate-level
R users, this book provides all of the information necessary to perform
sophisticated customizations of plots produced in R. For advanced R
users, this book contains vital information for producing coherent,
reusable, and extensible graphics functions.