--- title: "getting-started" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{getting-started} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set( collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>" ) ``` The `yaleBraille` package renders graphics intended to support data visualization for low-vision and blind end-users. In particular, the `_br` functions print plots to .pdf files, utilizing syntax similar to R's base plotting functions. ```{r} library(yaleBraille) ``` The `yaleSports` dataset derives from a sandbox dataset utilized in the Yale School of Public Health (`?yaleSports`) for more information.


For a box plot, use `boxplot_br` in lieu of `boxplot`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") boxplot_br(Height ~ Sport, data = yaleSports, over = "Box Plot", main = "Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab = "x-axis = Sport", ylab = "y-axis = Height (inches)", stem = "plotBox") ``` This will yield a two-page .pdf with the following images: ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Box Plot (left) and Text-Annotated Box Plot (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarBox_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarBox_Text.png") ```


For a scatter plot, use `plot_br` in lieu of `plot`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") plot_br(Weight~Height,data=yaleSports, over="Scatter Plot", main="Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab="x-axis = Height (inches)", ylab="y-axis = Weight (pounds)", stem="plotScatter") ``` yielding ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Scatter Plot (left) and Text-Annotated Scatter Plot (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarScatter_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarScatter_Text.png") ```


For a line plot, use `plot_br` with `type="l"` or `type="b"`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") plot_br(sort(yaleSports$Weight[1:20]), over="Scatter Plot", main="Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab="Athlete (sorted)", ylab="y-axis = Weight (pounds)", type="b", stem="plotLine") ``` yielding ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Line Plot (left) and Text-Annotated Line Plot (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarLine_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarLine_Text.png") ```


For a pie chart, use `pie_br` in lieu of `pie`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") tbl=table(yaleSports$Sport) pie_br(tbl, over="Pie Chart", main="Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab=" ", ylab=" ", stem="plotPie") ``` yielding ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Pie Chart (left) and Text-Annotated Pie Chart (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarPie_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarPie_Text.png") ```


For a bar chart, use `barplot_br` in lieu of `barplot`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") tbl=table(yaleSports$Sport) barplot_br(tbl, over="Bar Chart", main="Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab="x-axis = Sport", ylab="y-axis = Count (n athletes)", stem="plotBar") ``` yielding ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Bar Plot (left) and Text-Annotated Bar Plot (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarBar_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarBar_Text.png") ```


For a histogram chart, use `hist_br` in lieu of `hist`: ```{r, eval=FALSE} data("yaleSports", package = "yaleBraille") hist_br(yaleSports$Weight, over="Histogram", main="Yale Athletics Dataset", xlab="x-axis = Bodyweight (pounds)", ylab="y-axis = Count (n athletes)", stem="plotHist") ``` yielding ```{r, echo=FALSE, out.width="45%", fig.show="hold", fig.align="default", fig.cap=c("Braille-Annotated Histogram (left) and Text-Annotated Histogram (right)")} knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarHist_Braille.png") knitr::include_graphics("images/exemplarHist_Text.png") ``` ### Notes 1. Figures may appear right-adjusted on page. This is to allow a 1-inch print margin at-right, and a wider allocation at-left for y-tick labels 2. Axis labels are moved to graphical top to allow maximum space to tick labels, and to provide maximum information "up-front" 3. In addition to the main-title, an over-title accommodates additional context, e.g. the type of graph being rendered 4. Graphics are intended for swell-printing: black ink (and only black ink) swells into raised surface for touch 5. Recommendation for bars/areas as black and edges as white, except for pie charts (area as white and edges as black)