This simple wrapper creates an empty transparant patch that can be added to
push your other plots apart. The patch responds to adding
theme() specifications, but only plot.background
will
have an effect.
plot_spacer()
A ggplot
object containing an empty plot
# NOT RUN { library(ggplot2) p1 <- ggplot(mtcars) + geom_point(aes(mpg, disp)) p2 <- ggplot(mtcars) + geom_boxplot(aes(gear, disp, group = gear)) p1 + plot_spacer() + p2 # To have more control over spacing, you can use the `plot.margin` # parameter for `theme()` on each individual plot. (p1 + theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,30,0,0), "pt"))) + (p2 + theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,0,0,30), "pt"))) # }
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