Here is my working example:
library(ggplot2)
library(directlabels) # ver 2014.6.13 via r-forge
DF <- expand.grid(z = seq(1, 3001, by=10), k = seq(from=0.5, to=5, by=0.25))
# Defines the function value for each z-k combination
DF$dT <- with(DF, -0.07 * z * (1/2.75 - 1/k))
p <- ggplot(DF, aes(x = z, y = k, z = dT)) + theme_bw() +
stat_contour(aes(colour=..level..), breaks=c(seq(from=-40, to=0, by=5), c(seq(from=5, to=150, by=10))))
angled.boxes <- list("far.from.others.borders","calc.boxes","enlarge.box","draw.rects")
direct.label(p, "angled.boxes")
Which looks like this:
I want to turn the labels' box border colour to "white" but I cannot see how to do that. In the NEWS for the package, is written this:
2.5 --- 6 April 2012
draw.rects with configurable color, default black.
And seeing as "angled.boxes" is a list comprising:
angled.boxes <- list("far.from.others.borders","calc.boxes","enlarge.box","draw.rects")
I suppose it's possible, but how?
This seems to be a hack but it worked. I just redefined the draw.rects
function, since I could not see how to pass arguments to it due to the clunky way that directlabels calls its functions. (Very like ggplot-functions. I never got used to having functions be character values.):
assignInNamespace( 'draw.rects',
function (d, ...)
{
if (is.null(d$box.color))
d$box.color <- "red"
if (is.null(d$fill))
d$fill <- "white"
for (i in 1:nrow(d)) {
with(d[i, ], {
grid.rect(gp = gpar(col = box.color, fill = fill),
vp = viewport(x, y, w, h, "cm", c(hjust, vjust),
angle = rot))
})
}
d
}, ns='directlabels')
dlp <- direct.label(p, "angled.boxes")
dlp
I also have a response from the package author, Toby Hocking. Either of these will work:
my.dl <- list(dl.trans(box.color="red"),"draw.rects")
direct.label(p, list("far.from.others.borders","calc.boxes", "enlarge.box", "my.dl"))
OR (shortcut)
my.dl <- list(box.color="red", "draw.rects")
direct.label(p, list("far.from.others.borders","calc.boxes", "enlarge.box", "my.dl"))