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+# set up plot to disk as per my special requirements
+# pointsize: the default pointsize of plotted text. The allowed range is
+# '[6, 48]': values outside that range are reset to 12.
+
+# this works for word (emf is better than wmf)
+# ..later.. I like to reduce the size to 80% in MS word - it makes the axis
+# lables and other writing a bit smaller (I spuppose I could use cex=.8 or somthing)
+myemf <- function(filename, wdt=15, hgt = 12, pdir=plot_dir, has_title = F){
+ if(!exists('plot_dir')) plot_dir <- plotDir()
+ filename <- paste(pdir, '/', filename, '.emf', sep='')
+ win.metafile(file=filename, width=wdt/2.54, height=hgt/2.54)
+ cat('Plotting to', filename, '\n')
+ my_mai <- c(.925,.795,.05,.2) # c(bottom, left, top, right)
+ if(has_title) my_mai[3] <- my_mai[3] + .15 # add space for main
+ par(mai = my_mai)
+}
+
+##############################
+#From: McGehee, Robert <Robert.McGehee_at_geodecapital.com>
+#Date: Sat 14 Jan 2006 - 01:27:08 EST
+# creates plot axis labels in scientific notation
+
+sciNotation <- function(x, digits = 1) {
+ if (length(x) > 1) {
+ return(append(sciNotation(x[1]), sciNotation(x[-1])))
+ }
+ if (!x) return(0)
+ exponent <- floor(log10(x))
+ base <- round(x/10^exponent,digits)
+ as.expression(substitute(base %*% 10^exponent,
+ list(base = base, exponent = exponent)))
+}
+
+## these functions are called from my_emf
+
+#######################################################################
+# yymmdd date format
+yymmdd <- function(thisDate = Sys.Date()){
+ return(format(thisDate, '%y%m%d'))
+}
+#######################################################################
+#
+plotDir <- function(pdir = 'plot', ...){
+ plot_dir <- paste(pdir, '/', yymmdd(...), sep='')
+ dir.create(plot_dir, rec=T)
+ return(plot_dir)
+}