ggedit: interactive ggplot aesthetic and theme editor

[Yoni Sidi]

Hi from the Trumpistan :)

ggedit is a package that helps users bridge the gap between making a plot and getting all of those pesky plot aesthetics just right, all while keeping everything portable for further research and collaboration.

It is powered by a Shiny gadget where the user inputs a ggplot plot object or a list of ggplot objects. You can run ggedit directly from the console from the Addin menu within RStudio.

r-bloggers post

youtube video showing what this is

The gadget returns a list containing 4 elements

• updatedPlots
  • List containing updated ggplot objects
• updatedLayers
  • For each plot a list of updated layers (ggproto) objects
  • Portable object
• updatedLayersElements
  • For each plot a list elements and their values in each layer
  • Can be used to update the new values in the original code
• updatedThemes
• For each plot a list of updated theme objects
• Portable object
• If the user doesn’t edit the theme updatedThemes will not be returned

After you finish editing the plots the natural progression is to use them in the rest of the script. In ggedit there is the function rgg (remove and replace ggplot). Using this function you can chain into the original code changes to the plot without multiplying script needlessly.

YS