Legacy functions for Steve's Preferred ggplot2 Themes and Assorted Stuff

theme_steve(), now in stevethemes, was a preferred theme of mine a few years ago. It was basically theme_bw() from ggplot2 theme, but with me tweaking a few things. I then moved to theme_steve_web() for most things now, prominently on my website. This theme incorporates the "Open Sans" and "Titillium Web" fonts that I like so much. post_bg() is a legacy function for changing the backgrounds on plots to better match what was the background color on my website. theme_steve_ms() is for LaTeX manuscripts that use the cochineal font package. theme_steve_font() is for any purpose, allowing you to supply your own font.

Usage

theme_steve_web(...)

post_bg(...)

theme_steve_ms(axis_face = "italic", caption_face = "italic", ...)

theme_steve_font(axis_face = "italic", caption_face = "italic", font, ...)

Arguments

...: optional stuff, but don't put anything in here. You won't need it.
axis_face: font face ("plain", "italic", "bold", "bold.italic"). Optional, defaults to "italic". Applicable only to theme_steve_ms().
caption_face: font face ("plain", "italic", "bold", "bold.italic"). Optional, defaults to "italic". Applicable only to theme_steve_ms().
font: font family for the plot. Applicable only to theme_steve_font().

Value

post_bg() takes a ggplot2 plot and changes the background to have a color of "#fdfdfd". theme_steve_web() extends theme_steve() to add custom fonts, notably "Open Sans" and "Titillium Web". In all cases, these functions take a ggplot2 plot and return another ggplot2 plot, but with some cosmetic changes. theme_steve_ms() takes a ggplot2 plot and overlays "Crimson Pro" fonts, which is the basis of the cochineal font package in LaTeX. theme_steve_font() takes a ggplot2 plot and overlays a font of your choosing.

Details

theme_steve_web() and theme_steve_ms() both explicitly depend on having the fonts installed on your end. It's ultimately optional for you to have them but the use of these functions imply them. All functions that remain here should be understood as "legacy" functions that will no longer be maintained or updated. The stevethemes package will have all my ggplot2 elements going forward.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
library(ggplot2)


ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = mpg, y = hp)) +
  geom_point() + theme_steve_web() +
  labs(title = "A ggplot2 Plot from the Motor Trend Car Road Tests Data",
  subtitle = "Notice the prettier fonts, if you have them.",
  caption = "Data: ?mtcars in {datasets} in base R.")

ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = mpg, y = hp)) +
  geom_point() + theme_steve_web() +
  post_bg() +
  labs(title = "A ggplot2 Plot from the Motor Trend Car Road Tests Data",
  subtitle = "Notice the slight change in background color",
  caption = "Data: ?mtcars in {datasets} in base R.")

ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = mpg, y = hp)) +
  geom_point() + theme_steve_ms() +
  labs(title = "A ggplot2 Plot from the Motor Trend Car Road Tests Data",
  subtitle = "Notice the fonts will match the 'cochineal' font package in LaTeX.",
  caption = "Data: ?mtcars in {datasets} in base R.")

ggplot(mtcars, aes(x = mpg, y = hp)) +
  geom_point() + theme_steve_font(font = "Comic Sans MS") +
  labs(title = "A ggplot2 Plot from the Motor Trend Car Road Tests Data",
  subtitle = "Notice that this will look ridiculous",
  caption = "Data: ?mtcars in {datasets} in base R.")
}