Something like this may do it. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6919025/how-to-assign-colors-to-categorical-variables-in-ggplot2-that-have-stable-mappin
John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: david_ly...@yahoo.com > Sent: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:07:53 -0700 (PDT) > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] qplot and colors (Please Help) > > > > Please help: > > > I am using qplot as below and want to specify a different color scheme > for race but dont know how, can someone show me. > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Code and input file below: > > > > library(ggplot2) > library(gridExtra) > d<-read.table("results", header=TRUE, fill=TRUE) > plot2<-qplot(X,Y,data=d,color=race,facets=TYPE~., xlab="X", ylab="Y") + > theme_bw() > grid.arrange(plot2,ncol=1) > dev.off() > > > cat results > <snip> > X Y ID race TYPE > 0.0350 0.0200 1 X NA > 0.0280 0.0251 2 X NA > 0.0258 0.0175 3 Y NA > </snip> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ____________________________________________________________ GET FREE SMILEYS FOR YOUR IM & EMAIL - Learn more at http://www.inbox.com/smileys Works with AIM®, MSN® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, ICQ®, Google Talk™ and most webmails ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.