Allow changing timeseries data label format

[MySchizoBuddy]

In the example provided

p <- figure(width = 800, height = 400) %>%
     ly_lines(date, Freq, data = flightfreq, alpha = 0.3) %>%
     ly_points(date, Freq, data = flightfreq,
            hover = list(date, Freq, dow), size = 5

The format of the x-axis timedate isn't changeable. At-least I didn't find anything in the ly_lines() or figure() function.

[hafen]

For finer control over axis labels, use x_axis() or y_axis(). Control over axis formats was added by @jrowen - see the documentation for the axis functions for details. We need to document this on the main page. Here's an example:

  p <- figure() %>%
    ly_lines(seq(as.Date("2012-01-01"),as.Date("2012-12-31"), by="days"), rnorm(366)) %>%
    x_axis(label = "Date", formats = list(months="%b-%Y", days="%d"))

[jrowen]

I should probably take a look at the main page. Which repo would be best to work with?

On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:17 AM hafen notifications@github.com wrote:

For finer control over axis labels, use x_axis() or y_axis(). Control over axis formats was added by @jrowen https://github.com/jrowen - see the documentation for the axis functions for details. We need to document this on the main page. Here's an example:

p <- figure() %>% ly_lines(seq(as.Date("2012-01-01"),as.Date("2012-12-31"), by="days"), rnorm(366)) %>% x_axis(label = "Date", formats = list(months="%b-%Y", days="%d"))

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[hafen]

@jrowen that would be great if you are up for it.

The need is in this section: http://hafen.github.io/rbokeh/#axes

The docs are served here and are built with build.R:

https://github.com/hafen/hafen.github.io

[jrowen]

I'm having trouble building index.Rmd, and I think it is because of

load("_ignore/doubles.rda")

Should this chunk be removed/commented out? If not, an you check in this data file?

[hafen]

Oh yeah - I just added it, but put it in data/doubles.rda, so you can change the path. Thanks.

[jrowen]

Thanks.

I'm noticing that the Additional Parameters section of rd.Rmd is not formatting the subsections clearly. Any idea how this can be improved? One option would be to change dots-axis.R to use @section instead of \subsection for these subsections.

[hafen]

I've been meaning to do something about that. Yes, we could do @section for each and then remove "Additional Parameters" as it would be an empty section. Since we say things like "see additional parameters", we would need to change, for example, \subsection{Basic Tick Format} to \subsection{Additional Parameters: Basic Tick Format}.

[hafen]

Do you want to branch off of rbokeh master and make this change? Or I'm happy to do it.

[jrowen]

Since I'm in the midst of a PR for the website doc, it might make sense for me to also take a look at the rbokeh master (assuming this is a quick update). I can switch gears and pull together a PR for an rbokeh doc change, and then roll those updates into my website PR.

[hafen]

Sounds great. Should be a quick thing.

[jrowen]

I'm running into another error

Error in pkg_sd_path(pkg, site_path = site_path) : 
  Folder inst/staticdocs doesn't exist. Specify site_path or create a package folder inst/staticdocs.

Is there a folder missing from the core rbokeh project?

[hafen]

Oh this is a strange one from the staticdocs package. Just create an empty folder called 'staticdocs' in inst. I didn't check it in because it's not necessary for the package. But I suppose it should be checked in so that it's easier for others to build the docs.

[jrowen]

I'll just add

dir.create(file.path(code_path, "inst/staticdocs"))

[hafen]

Sounds good.