xkcdrect: Draw fuzzy rectangles

In xkcd: Plotting 'ggplot2' Graphics in an 'XKCD' Style

Draw fuzzy rectangles

Description

It draws fuzzy rectangles.

Usage

xkcdrect(
  mapping,
  data,
  ...,
  fillcolour = "grey90",
  bordercolour = "black",
  borderlinewidth = 0.5,
  borderxjitteramount = 0.005,
  borderyjitteramount = 0.005
)

Arguments

mapping	Mapping between variables and aesthetics generated by aes. See Details.
data	Dataset used in this layer.
...	Optional arguments.
fillcolour	The fill colour of the rectangle.
bordercolour	The colour of the fuzzy border lines.
borderlinewidth	The thickness of the fuzzy border lines. This is the package's implementation of the linewidth aesthetic.
borderxjitteramount	Horizontal jitter amount for the border.
borderyjitteramount	Vertical jitter amount for the border.

Details

This function draws fuzzy rectangles.

It plots rectangles. The following aesthetics are required:

1. xmin

2. ymin

3. xmax

4. ymax

Additionally, you can use the aesthetics of geom_path and geom_rect.

Value

A layer.

See Also

aes, geom_path

Examples

## Not run: 
volunteers <- data.frame(year = c(2007:2011),
                         number = c(56470, 56998, 59686, 61783, 64251))

xrange <- range(volunteers$year)
yrange <- range(volunteers$number)

p <- ggplot() + 
     xkcdrect(aes(xmin = year - 0.2, 
                  xmax = year + 0.2,
                  ymin = number - 500,
                  ymax = number + 500),
              data = volunteers, 
              fillcolour = "pink",
              borderlinewidth = 1.2) +
     geom_point(aes(x = year, y = number), data = volunteers) +
     xkcdaxis(xrange, yrange) +
     theme_xkcd()
p

## End(Not run)

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