--- title: "Make Your Plots Stand Out with Highlights" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{highlight} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ## Introduction ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set( comment = "#>", warning = FALSE, fig.width = 5.5, fig.height = 5.5 ) ``` The `ggcharts` package currently offers two functions with a `highlight` parameter: `bar_chart()` and `lollipop_chart()`. The usage is the same for both functions. ```{r setup, message=FALSE, warning=FALSE} library(ggcharts) library(dplyr) data("biomedicalrevenue") revenue2018 <- biomedicalrevenue %>% filter(year == 2018) ``` ## Basic Usage In its most simple form the `highlight` feature can be used to highlight a single bar or lollipop. ```{r, warning=FALSE} bar_chart( revenue2018, company, revenue, top_n = 10, highlight = "Roche" ) ``` The color for the highlighted and non-highlighted values are automatically determined from the currently active `ggcharts` theme, i.e. `ggcharts_get_theme()`. Thus, changing the theme will change these colors. ```{r} ggcharts_set_theme("theme_ng") bar_chart( revenue2018, company, revenue, top_n = 10, highlight = "Roche" ) ``` ## Changing the (Non-)Highlight Color To set the highlight and non-highlight colors manually you will need to pass a `highlight_spec()` to the `highlight` argument. ```{r} ggcharts_set_theme("theme_ggcharts") spec <- highlight_spec( what = "Roche", highlight_color = "black", other_color = "lightgray" ) bar_chart( revenue2018, company, revenue, top_n = 10, highlight = spec ) ``` ## Highlighting Multiple Data Points To highlight more than one value pass a vector to `highlight`. ```{r} bar_chart( revenue2018, company, revenue, top_n = 10, highlight = c("Roche", "Novartis") ) ``` To highlight multiple values in different colors you will need to use a `highlight_spec()` again. ```{r} spec <- highlight_spec( what = c("Roche", "Novartis"), highlight_color = c("steelblue", "darkorange") ) lollipop_chart( revenue2018, company, revenue, top_n = 10, highlight = spec ) ``` ## Highlight + Facet The highlight feature is particularly useful when used in conjunction with the `facet` feature. ```{r, fig.width=8, fig.height=8} biomedicalrevenue %>% filter(year %in% c(2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)) %>% bar_chart( company, revenue, facet = year, top_n = 12, highlight = "Bayer" ) ```