thisplot

Introduction

thisplot is an R package providing utility functions for data visualization and plotting. It includes tools for color manipulation (blending, conversion, palettes), plot customization (themes, grob operations, patchwork building), panel size control, data optimization for plots, and layout adjustments. Designed to enhance workflows with ggplot2, patchwork, and ComplexHeatmap.

Chinese traditional colors

thisplot provides a comprehensive Chinese traditional color system with 1058 representative colors. Use ChineseColors() to create a color object, access colors by name (pinyin or Chinese), visualize the collection with visual_colors(), and retrieve specific palettes using get_colors().

Example usage:

library(thisplot)
cc <- ChineseColors()
cc
#> 
#> ── Chinese Traditional Colors System
#> 
#> ── Total 1058 colors
#> • blue: 92 colors
#> • cyan: 51 colors
#> • gray_brown: 323 colors
#> • green: 123 colors
#> • orange: 92 colors
#> • purple: 95 colors
#> • red: 181 colors
#> • yellow: 101 colors
#> 
#> ── Methods:
#> • visual_colors(loc_range, num_per_row, title, name_type)
#> 
#> ── See also:
#> • [get_colors()] for searching colors

cc$visual_colors(
  loc_range = c(1, 180),
  num_per_row = 30,
  title = "Chinese traditional colors",
  name_type = "chinese"
)