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Shape names in ggvis

In ggvis properties can be assigned to shapes as 

mtcars %>% 
    ggvis(~wt,~mpg, shape= ~factor(cyl)) %>%
    layer_points()

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I am not sure how to set the scales however. I believe it's supposed to be using scale_nominal. But I failed to make it work so far.

I can change the order of things

mtcars  %>% 
    ggvis(~wt,~mpg, shape= ~factor(cyl)) %>%
    layer_points()  %>% scale_nominal('shape',c(8,6,4))

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But I can't force them to be a shape I want.

In ggplot I would to this by using scale_shape_manual

mtcars %>% ggplot(aes(x = wt,y = mpg, shape= factor(cyl))) +
    geom_point() + 
    scale_shape_manual(values = c('4' = 15, '6' = 18, '8' = 3))

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Note that if I remove all 4s, other shapes are preserved

mtcars %>% 
    filter(cyl!=4) %>% 
    ggplot(aes(x = wt,y = mpg, shape= factor(cyl))) +
        geom_point() + 
        scale_shape_manual(values = c('4' = 15, '6' = 18, '8' = 3))

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Solution

  • Unlike ggplot's scale_{whatever}_manual you cannot set the range of values in a single variable. in scale_nominal domain and range variables control these properties.

    mtcars  %>% 
    ggvis(~wt,~mpg, shape= ~factor(cyl)) %>%
    layer_points()  %>% 
    scale_nominal('shape',domain = c(4,6,8),range = c('square','cross','diamond'))

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    Note that ggvis allows a limited palette of shapes: circle (default), square, cross, diamond, triangle-up, or triangle-down