Drop-in replacements for geom_col(), geom_line(), and geom_point()

Three-line pass-throughs that ship consulting-grade defaults for ggplot2::geom_col() width, ggplot2::geom_line() linewidth, and ggplot2::geom_point() size. Use them when you want the defaults baked into the call site; plain geom_line() will also pick up linewidth from ct_theme() / theme_strategy() via from_theme(), and geom_point() size is autoloaded by ct_set_defaults().

Usage

ct_col(..., width = 0.8)

ct_line(..., linewidth = 0.7)

ct_point(..., size = 2.5)

Arguments

...: Forwarded to the underlying ggplot2 constructor.
width: Column width. Defaults to 0.8 (vs ggplot2's 0.9).
linewidth: Line width. Defaults to 0.7 (vs ggplot2's 0.5).
size: Point size. Defaults to 2.5 (vs ggplot2's 1.5).

Value

A ggplot2 ggplot2::layer() object.

Bar charts with Date x

ct_col()'s default width = 0.8 is in x-axis units. On a Date x-axis that is 0.8 days, which renders bars as slivers when the data is spaced quarterly or monthly. For bar charts, convert the x variable to either an ordered factor (e.g. "21Q1", "21Q2", ...) or a numeric index before plotting; line charts on Date are fine.

Examples

library(ggplot2)
d <- data.frame(g = c("A", "B", "C"), v = c(3, 5, 2))
p_col   <- ggplot(d, aes(g, v)) + ct_col()
p_line  <- ggplot(economics, aes(date, unemploy)) + ct_line()
p_point <- ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + ct_point()