Anyone know how hard this would be to do in python?
Tufte in R
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Re: Tufte in R
#12I am certainly no fan of "chartjunk" and value clear graphics, I do not see the value of removing the lines on the axes. I find them to be valuable visual cues. I would also note that Tufte used them in his books, for example: (http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0...).
Re: Tufte in R
#13I am certainly no fan of "chartjunk" and value clear graphics, I do not see the value of removing the lines on the axes. I find them to be valuable visual cues. I would also note that Tufte used them in his books, for example: ( http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0... ).
A couple points:
First, DAPP is 1974; _VISUAL DISPLAY_ was 1983. Critique based on "once, you did something different" seems misplaced.
Second, if you read _VISUAL DISPLAY_, you'll see that there's plenty of room for individual judgement in the principles he espouses. Tufte is no dogmatist. If you think the chart needs more ink, put it in and don't worry about the response from ideologues.
Third, it would be useful for you to attempt to articulate to yourself the cue value of the line, (as opposed to the tics). You might find that, when you try to describe to yourself what it does, that you're describing comfort with common pattern.
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#14I've done a lot of work writing how to make nice plots in R/ggplot2 ( http://minimaxir.com/2015/02/ggplot-tutorial/ ), but I admit that a lot here is new to me. As the Tufte code samples indicate, plotting using base R graphics can be headache inducing, though, which is why the inclusion of a ggplot2 implementation is helpful. The other themes included with ggthemes seem pretty interesting as well. An important thing…
Can’t you just export a vector file and then let whatever other renderer (e.g. a browser) handle the antialiasing? Edit: I don’t think I understand your complaint. The graphics in the original article are antialiased. Are you just saying their antialiasing algorithm isn’t as good? Here’s what your version (on the left) looks like when rescaled (using Preview on OS X to rescale) to about the same size as theirs; the t…
> Can’t you just export a vector file and then let whatever other renderer (e.g. a browser) handle the antialiasing?
You can. In my experience, for good quality, it's best to output graphics from R as PDF and if you need a rasterized version, do that separately with pdftoppm or something with a dpi chosen based on where it will be shown.
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#15I've been using Tufte all day today. First to make an email template for my CV and then a theme for MOU so i can take some clean notes. Man, this is just so good, like really really good, I am almost embarassed by comparison. Super cool, great job.
What do you mean by "an email template for my CV?"
I used tufte css and some added styles and made an email template. It has a heading and signature, and allows for annotated notes in the body. I am going to write a cover letter and send it that way.
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#16I've done a lot of work writing how to make nice plots in R/ggplot2 ( http://minimaxir.com/2015/02/ggplot-tutorial/ ), but I admit that a lot here is new to me. As the Tufte code samples indicate, plotting using base R graphics can be headache inducing, though, which is why the inclusion of a ggplot2 implementation is helpful. The other themes included with ggthemes seem pretty interesting as well. An important thing…
I'm a big fan of the economist theme from ggthemes
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#17Anyone know how hard this would be to do in python?
I would suggest either using this: https://github.com/yhat/ggplot
or this : https://github.com/bokeh/bokeh/pulse
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you mean by "an email template for my CV?"
I used tufte css and some added styles and made an email template. It has a heading and signature, and allows for annotated notes in the body. I am going to write a cover letter and send it that way.
So the body of the email is formatted like a CV? If so, sounds like a good idea.