Legend Options - R Raster Legend

Question

How do I remove the black box surrounding the raster legend? More generally, where can I find the documentation for the options for R raster legends?

   require(raster)
        data(volcano)
        r <- raster(volcano)
        plot(r, col=topo.colors(100), legend=FALSE, axes=FALSE)
        r.range <- c(minValue(r), maxValue(r))
        plot(r, legend.only=TRUE, col=topo.colors(100),
             legend.width = 2,
             axis.args=list(at=seq(r.range[1], r.range[2], 25),
                            labels=seq(r.range[1], r.range[2], 25), 
                            cex.axis=0.6),
             legend.args=list(text='Elevation (m)', side=4, font=2, line=2.5, cex=0.8))

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '16 at 01:09

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You can use par(bty='n') before ploting the legend:

par(bty= "n") # remove the box
plot(r, legend.only=TRUE, col=topo.colors(100),
     legend.width = 2,
     axis.args=list(at=seq(r.range[1], r.range[2], 25),
                    labels=seq(r.range[1], r.range[2], 25), 
                    cex.axis=0.6),
     legend.args=list(text='Elevation (m)', side=4, font=2, line=2.5, cex=0.8))
par(bty= "o") # set the box

answered Jun 09 '16 at 01:09

HubertL

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Thanks! Do you have any advice for finding fixes such as these more generally? I searched the documentation for the plot raster legend and obviously this fix is separate from that. – ZAC Jun 09 '16 at 07:10
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Usually, specific `plot()` documentation only describe their specific part, so for plotting options that are generic (not specific to raster) you have to look at generic `plot()` documentation (`?plot` then select base R ) – HubertL Jun 09 '16 at 18:39

Legend Options - R Raster Legend

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