Modify components of a theme (ggtern version)

Usage

theme(line, rect, text, title, aspect.ratio, axis.title, axis.title.x, axis.title.x.top, axis.title.y, axis.title.y.right, axis.text, axis.text.x, axis.text.x.top, axis.text.y, axis.text.y.right, axis.ticks, axis.ticks.x, axis.ticks.y, axis.ticks.length, axis.line, axis.line.x, axis.line.y, legend.background, legend.margin, legend.spacing, legend.spacing.x, legend.spacing.y, legend.key, legend.key.size, legend.key.height, legend.key.width, legend.text, legend.text.align, legend.title, legend.title.align, legend.position, legend.direction, legend.justification, legend.box, legend.box.just, legend.box.margin, legend.box.background, legend.box.spacing, panel.background, panel.border, panel.spacing, panel.spacing.x, panel.spacing.y, panel.grid, panel.grid.major, panel.grid.minor, panel.grid.major.x, panel.grid.major.y, panel.grid.minor.x, panel.grid.minor.y, panel.ontop, plot.background, plot.title, plot.subtitle, plot.caption, plot.margin, strip.background, strip.placement, strip.text, strip.text.x, strip.text.y, strip.switch.pad.grid, strip.switch.pad.wrap, tern.axis.arrow, tern.axis.arrow.T, tern.axis.arrow.L, tern.axis.arrow.R, tern.axis.arrow.text, tern.axis.arrow.text.T, tern.axis.arrow.text.L, tern.axis.arrow.text.R, tern.axis.arrow.start, tern.axis.arrow.finish, tern.axis.arrow.sep, tern.axis.arrow.show, tern.axis.clockwise, tern.axis.vshift, tern.axis.hshift, tern.axis.line.ontop, tern.axis.line, tern.axis.line.T, tern.axis.line.L, tern.axis.line.R, tern.axis.text, tern.axis.text.T, tern.axis.text.L, tern.axis.text.R, tern.axis.text.show, tern.axis.ticks, tern.axis.ticks.length.major, tern.axis.ticks.length.minor, tern.axis.ticks.major, tern.axis.ticks.major.T, tern.axis.ticks.major.L, tern.axis.ticks.major.R, tern.axis.ticks.minor, tern.axis.ticks.minor.T, tern.axis.ticks.minor.L, tern.axis.ticks.minor.R, tern.axis.ticks.outside, tern.axis.ticks.primary.show, tern.axis.ticks.secondary.show, tern.axis.title, tern.axis.title.T, tern.axis.title.L, tern.axis.title.R, tern.axis.title.show, tern.panel.background, tern.panel.expand, tern.panel.grid.major, tern.panel.grid.major.T, tern.panel.grid.major.L, tern.panel.grid.major.R, tern.panel.grid.major.show, tern.panel.grid.minor, tern.panel.grid.minor.T, tern.panel.grid.minor.L, tern.panel.grid.minor.R, tern.panel.grid.minor.show, tern.panel.grid.ontop, tern.panel.mask.show, tern.panel.rotate, tern.plot.background, tern.plot.latex, ..., complete = FALSE, validate = TRUE)

Arguments

line

all line elements (element_line)

rect

all rectangular elements (element_rect)

text

all text elements (element_text)

title

all title elements: plot, axes, legends (element_text; inherits from text)

aspect.ratio

aspect ratio of the panel

axis.title

label of axes (element_text; inherits from text)

axis.title.x

x axis label (element_text; inherits from axis.title)

axis.title.x.top

x axis label on top axis (element_text; inherits from axis.title.x)

axis.title.y

y axis label (element_text; inherits from axis.title)

axis.title.y.right

y axis label on right axis (element_text; inherits from axis.title.y)

axis.text

tick labels along axes (element_text; inherits from text)

axis.text.x

x axis tick labels (element_text; inherits from axis.text)

axis.text.x.top

x axis tick labels on top axis (element_text; inherits from axis.text.x)

axis.text.y

y axis tick labels (element_text; inherits from axis.text)

axis.text.y.right

y axis tick labels on right axis (element_text; inherits from axis.text.y)

axis.ticks

tick marks along axes (element_line; inherits from line)

axis.ticks.x

x axis tick marks (element_line; inherits from axis.ticks)

axis.ticks.y

y axis tick marks (element_line; inherits from axis.ticks)

axis.ticks.length

length of tick marks (unit)

axis.line

lines along axes (element_line; inherits from line)

axis.line.x

line along x axis (element_line; inherits from axis.line)

axis.line.y

line along y axis (element_line; inherits from axis.line)

legend.background

background of legend (element_rect; inherits from rect)

legend.margin

the margin around each legend (margin)

legend.spacing

the spacing between legends (unit)

legend.spacing.x

the horizontal spacing between legends (unit); inherits from legend.spacing

legend.spacing.y

the horizontal spacing between legends (unit); inherits from legend.spacing

legend.key

background underneath legend keys (element_rect; inherits from rect)

legend.key.size

size of legend keys (unit)

legend.key.height

key background height (unit; inherits from legend.key.size)

legend.key.width

key background width (unit; inherits from legend.key.size)

legend.text

legend item labels (element_text; inherits from text)

legend.text.align

alignment of legend labels (number from 0 (left) to 1 (right))

legend.title

title of legend (element_text; inherits from title)

legend.title.align

alignment of legend title (number from 0 (left) to 1 (right))

legend.position

the position of legends ("none", "left", "right", "bottom", "top", or two-element numeric vector)

legend.direction

layout of items in legends ("horizontal" or "vertical")

legend.justification

anchor point for positioning legend inside plot ("center" or two-element numeric vector) or the justification according to the plot area when positioned outside the plot

legend.box

arrangement of multiple legends ("horizontal" or "vertical")

legend.box.just

justification of each legend within the overall bounding box, when there are multiple legends ("top", "bottom", "left", or "right")

legend.box.margin

margins around the full legend area, as specified using margin

legend.box.background

background of legend area (element_rect; inherits from rect)

legend.box.spacing

The spacing between the plotting area and the legend box (unit)

panel.background

background of plotting area, drawn underneath plot (element_rect; inherits from rect)

panel.border

border around plotting area, drawn on top of plot so that it covers tick marks and grid lines. This should be used with fill=NA (element_rect; inherits from rect)

panel.spacing

spacing between facet panels (unit)

panel.spacing.x

horizontal spacing between facet panels (unit; inherits from panel.spacing)

panel.spacing.y

vertical spacing between facet panels (unit; inherits from panel.spacing)

panel.grid

grid lines (element_line; inherits from line)

panel.grid.major

major grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid)

panel.grid.minor

minor grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid)

panel.grid.major.x

vertical major grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid.major)

panel.grid.major.y

horizontal major grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid.major)

panel.grid.minor.x

vertical minor grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid.minor)

panel.grid.minor.y

horizontal minor grid lines (element_line; inherits from panel.grid.minor)

panel.ontop

option to place the panel (background, gridlines) over the data layers. Usually used with a transparent or blank panel.background. (logical)

plot.background

background of the entire plot (element_rect; inherits from rect)

plot.title

plot title (text appearance) (element_text; inherits from title) left-aligned by default

plot.subtitle

plot subtitle (text appearance) (element_text; inherits from title) left-aligned by default

plot.caption

caption below the plot (text appearance) (element_text; inherits from title) right-aligned by default

plot.margin

margin around entire plot (unit with the sizes of the top, right, bottom, and left margins)

strip.background

background of facet labels (element_rect; inherits from rect)

strip.placement

placement of strip with respect to axes, either "inside" or "outside". Only important when axes and strips are on the same side of the plot.

strip.text

facet labels (element_text; inherits from text)

strip.text.x

facet labels along horizontal direction (element_text; inherits from strip.text)

strip.text.y

facet labels along vertical direction (element_text; inherits from strip.text)

strip.switch.pad.grid

space between strips and axes when strips are switched (unit)

strip.switch.pad.wrap

space between strips and axes when strips are switched (unit)

tern.axis.arrow

Base Arrow Line (`element_line`; inherits from `axis.line`)

tern.axis.arrow.T

Arrow Line for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow`)

tern.axis.arrow.L

Arrow Line for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow`)

tern.axis.arrow.R

Arrow Line for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow`)

tern.axis.arrow.text

Base Arrow Label (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.text`)

tern.axis.arrow.text.T

Arrow Label on TOP Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow.text`)

tern.axis.arrow.text.L

Arrow Label on LHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow.text`)

tern.axis.arrow.text.R

Arrow Label on RHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.arrow.text`)

tern.axis.arrow.start

Proportion of Axis when Arrow Starts (`numeric`)

tern.axis.arrow.finish

Proportion of Axis when Arrow Finishes (`numeric`)

tern.axis.arrow.sep

Arrows Seperation from Axis (`numeric`)

tern.axis.arrow.show

Arrows Show or Hide (`logical`)

tern.axis.clockwise

Clockwise or Anticlockwise Precession (`logical`)

tern.axis.vshift

Amount to nudge the plot vertically (`numeric`)

tern.axis.hshift

Amount to nudge the plot horizontally (`numeric`)

tern.axis.line.ontop

Bring Axis Borders on Top of Everything (Depreciated) (`logical`)

tern.axis.line

Base Line (`element_line`; inherits from `axis.line`)

tern.axis.line.T

Line for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.line`)

tern.axis.line.L

Line for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.line`)

tern.axis.line.R

Line for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.line`)

tern.axis.text

Base Text (`element_text`; inherits from `axis.text`)

tern.axis.text.T

Text for TOP Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.text`)

tern.axis.text.L

Text for LHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.text`)

tern.axis.text.R

Text for RHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.text`)

tern.axis.text.show

Axis Labels Show or Hide (`logical`)

tern.axis.ticks

Base Ticks (`element_line`; inherits from `axis.ticks`)

tern.axis.ticks.length.major

Ticks Major Ticklength (`unit`)

tern.axis.ticks.length.minor

Ticks Minor Ticklength (`unit`)

tern.axis.ticks.major

Base Major Ticks (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks`)

tern.axis.ticks.major.T

Base Major Ticks for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.major`)

tern.axis.ticks.major.L

Base Major Ticks for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.major`)

tern.axis.ticks.major.R

Base Major Ticks for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.major`)

tern.axis.ticks.minor

Base Minor Ticks (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks`)

tern.axis.ticks.minor.T

Base Minor Ticks for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.minor`)

tern.axis.ticks.minor.L

Base Minor Ticks for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.minor`)

tern.axis.ticks.minor.R

Base Minor Ticks for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.axis.ticks.minor`)

tern.axis.ticks.outside

Ticks Outside or Inside (`logical`)

tern.axis.ticks.primary.show

Ticks Show Primary (`logical`)

tern.axis.ticks.secondary.show

Ticks Show Secondary (`logical`)

tern.axis.title

Base Apex Title (`element_text`; inherits from `axis.title`)

tern.axis.title.T

Apex Title for TOP Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.title`)

tern.axis.title.L

Apex Title for LHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.title`)

tern.axis.title.R

Apex Title for RHS Axis (`element_text`; inherits from `tern.axis.title`)

tern.axis.title.show

Apex Titles Show or Hide (`logical`)

tern.panel.background

Background of Ternary Plot Area** (`element_rect`; inherits from `panel.background`)

tern.panel.expand

The amount to expand the ternary plotting panel, in ratio to npc units (`numeric`)

tern.panel.grid.major

Base Major Gridline (`element_line`; inherits from `panel.grid.major`)

tern.panel.grid.major.T

Major Gridline for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.major`)

tern.panel.grid.major.L

Major Gridline for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.major`)

tern.panel.grid.major.R

Major Gridline for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.major`)

tern.panel.grid.major.show

Show or Hide Major Gridline (`logical`)

tern.panel.grid.minor

Base Minor Gridline (`element_line`; inherits from `panel.grid.minor`)

tern.panel.grid.minor.T

Minor Gridline for TOP Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.minor`)

tern.panel.grid.minor.L

Minor Gridline for LHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.minor`)

tern.panel.grid.minor.R

Minor Gridline for RHS Axis (`element_line`; inherits from `tern.panel.grid.minor`)

tern.panel.grid.minor.show

Show or Hide Minor Gridline (`logical`)

tern.panel.grid.ontop

Bring grids, axis and axis labels on top of everything else (`logical`)

tern.panel.mask.show

Show or Hide the Clipping Mask (`logical`)

tern.panel.rotate

The amount to rotate the ternary diagram in degrees (`numeric`)

tern.plot.background

Background of Ternary Clipping Area** (`element_rect`; inherits from `plot.background`)

tern.plot.latex

Whether to parse characters as latex commands (`logical`)

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additional element specifications not part of base ggplot2. If supplied validate needs to be set to FALSE.

complete

set this to TRUE if this is a complete theme, such as the one returned by theme_grey(). Complete themes behave differently when added to a ggplot object. Also, when setting complete = TRUE all elements will be set to inherit from blank elements.

validate

TRUE to run validate_element, FALSE to bypass checks.

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