# NOT RUN {
require(grDevices)
## set up the plot region:
op <- par(bg = "thistle")
plot(c(100, 250), c(300, 450), type = "n", xlab = "", ylab = "",
main = "2 x 11 rectangles; 'rect(100+i,300+i, 150+i,380+i)'")
i <- 4*(0:10)
## draw rectangles with bottom left (100, 300)+i
## and top right (150, 380)+i
rect(100+i, 300+i, 150+i, 380+i, col = rainbow(11, start = 0.7, end = 0.1))
rect(240-i, 320+i, 250-i, 410+i, col = heat.colors(11), lwd = i/5)
## Background alternating ( transparent / "bg" ) :
j <- 10*(0:5)
rect(125+j, 360+j, 141+j, 405+j/2, col = c(NA,0),
border = "gold", lwd = 2)
rect(125+j, 296+j/2, 141+j, 331+j/5, col = c(NA,"midnightblue"))
mtext("+ 2 x 6 rect(*, col = c(NA,0)) and col = c(NA,\"m..blue\")")
## an example showing colouring and shading
plot(c(100, 200), c(300, 450), type= "n", xlab = "", ylab = "")
rect(100, 300, 125, 350) # transparent
rect(100, 400, 125, 450, col = "green", border = "blue") # coloured
rect(115, 375, 150, 425, col = par("bg"), border = "transparent")
rect(150, 300, 175, 350, density = 10, border = "red")
rect(150, 400, 175, 450, density = 30, col = "blue",
angle = -30, border = "transparent")
legend(180, 450, legend = 1:4, fill = c(NA, "green", par("fg"), "blue"),
density = c(NA, NA, 10, 30), angle = c(NA, NA, 30, -30))
par(op)
# }
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