[Vegan-commits] r240 - in pkg: inst man

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Wed Feb 20 11:29:52 CET 2008


Author: jarioksa
Date: 2008-02-20 11:29:52 +0100 (Wed, 20 Feb 2008)
New Revision: 240

Modified:
   pkg/inst/ChangeLog
   pkg/man/oecosimu.Rd
   pkg/man/orditkplot.Rd
   pkg/man/ordixyplot.Rd
Log:
Merged last doc fixed from vegan release 1.11-0 (submitted to CRAN today)

Modified: pkg/inst/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- pkg/inst/ChangeLog	2008-02-20 07:50:57 UTC (rev 239)
+++ pkg/inst/ChangeLog	2008-02-20 10:29:52 UTC (rev 240)
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 
 Version 1.12-1 (Feb 19, 2008, working...)
 
-	* nestedtemp: returns row and column coordinates, optionally
-	labels plot.
+	* nestedtemp: Detected an implementation error and made
+	.NotYetImplemented().  Returns row and column coordinates,
+	optionally labels plot.
+
+	* merged last doc fixes from branches/1.11-0/ after release.
 	
 Version 1.12-0 (Feb 15, 2008)
 

Modified: pkg/man/oecosimu.Rd
===================================================================
--- pkg/man/oecosimu.Rd	2008-02-20 07:50:57 UTC (rev 239)
+++ pkg/man/oecosimu.Rd	2008-02-20 10:29:52 UTC (rev 240)
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@
 \alias{plot.nestedtemp}
 
 \title{ Nestedness and Null Models for Islands or Patches }
+
 \description{
-  Communities are regarded as nested if they all could be subsets of the
-  same community. In general, species poor communities should be subsets
-  of species rich communities, and rare species only should occur on
-  species rich communities. Null models generate random communities with
-  different criteria to study the significance of nestedness.
+  Patches or local communities are regarded as nested if they all could
+  be subsets of the same community. In general, species poor communities
+  should be subsets of species rich communities, and rare species should
+  only occur in species rich communities. Null models generate random
+  communities with different criteria to study the significance of
+  nestedness.
 }
+
 \usage{
 oecosimu(comm, nestfun, method, nsimul = 99, burnin = 0, thin = 1, ...)
 nestedchecker(comm)
@@ -52,16 +55,16 @@
   \item{\dots}{Other arguments to functions.}
 }
 
-\details{ 
+\details{
   Function \code{oecosimu} is a wrapper that evaluates a nestedness
-  statistic using function \code{nestfun}, and then simulates a series
-  of null models using \code{commsimulator}, and evaluates the
+  statistic using function given by \code{nestfun}, and then simulates a
+  series of null models using \code{commsimulator}, and evaluates the
   nestedness statistic on these null models. The \pkg{vegan} packages
   contains some nestedness functions that are described below, and the
   generation of null models is described towards the end of this
   section.
 
-  Function \code{netstedchecker} gives the number of checker board
+  Function \code{netstedchecker} gives the number of checkerboard
   units, or 2x2 submatrices where both species occur once but on
   different sites (Stone & Roberts 1990).  Function \code{nestedn0}
   implements nestedness measure N0 which is the number of absences
@@ -85,9 +88,9 @@
   In addition to these functions provided in \pkg{vegan}, any function
   can be used that takes \code{comm} as the first argument, and
   returns the nestedness index in item \code{statistic}. Function
-  \code{\link{chisq.test}} is one such function, and examples show how
+  \code{\link{chisq.test}} is such a function, and examples show how
   to do this in general.  If you write a function that may be useful
-  in general, please consider submitting it to \pkg{vegan} for others
+  to others, please consider submitting it to \pkg{vegan} for others
   to enjoy (you will be credited as an author of that function).
 
   Function \code{commsimulator} implements null models for community
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@
   frequencies as probabilities, and \code{r2} uses squared column
   sums. Methods \code{r1} and \code{r2} try to simulate original species
   frequencies, but they are not strictly constrained. All these methods
-  are surveyed by Wright et al. (1998). Method \code{c0} maintains
+  are reviewed by Wright et al. (1998). Method \code{c0} maintains
   species frequencies, but does not honour site (row) frequencies (Jonsson
   2001).
 
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@
   little, and you may need long \code{burnin} and strong
   \code{thin}ning in large matrices. You should plot the simulated
   values to see that they are more or less stationary and there is no
-  long-term periodic variation. Method \code{quasiswap} is implemented
+  trend. Method \code{quasiswap} is implemented
   in plain R, and it is very slow, and it slows down very strongly
   with big matrices. In general, \code{backtrack} is faster and less
   sensitive to matrix size, but it also can be very slow.

Modified: pkg/man/orditkplot.Rd
===================================================================
--- pkg/man/orditkplot.Rd	2008-02-20 07:50:57 UTC (rev 239)
+++ pkg/man/orditkplot.Rd	2008-02-20 10:29:52 UTC (rev 240)
@@ -46,30 +46,30 @@
     ignored in \code{plot}, but honoured in \code{text} and \code{points}. }  
 }
 
-\details{ Function \code{orditkplot} uses \pkg{tcltk} to draw Tcl/Tk
-  based ordination graphics with points and labels. The function opens
-  an editable canvas with fixed points , but the labels can be moved
-  with mouse to better positions. In addition there are buttons for
-  the following tasks: \strong{Copy to EPS} copies the current plot to
-  an encapsulated postscript (eps) file using standard Tcl/Tk
-  utilities. The faithfullness of this copy is very system
-  dependent. Button \strong{Export plot} used \code{plot.orditkplot}
-  function to redraw the plot into graphical files. Depending on the
-  system, the following graphical formats may be available: eps, pdf,
-  png, jpeg or bmp. The file type is deduced from the file suffix or
-  the selection of the file type in the dialog box. Alternatively, the
-  same dialog can be used to save the plot to an editable
-  \code{\link{xfig}} file. Button \strong{Dump to R} writes the edited
-  coordinates of labels and points to the \R session for further
-  processing, and the \code{plot.orditkplot} function can be used to
-  display the results. For faithful replication of the plot, the
-  graph must have similar dimensions as the \code{orditkplot} canvas
-  had originally. The \code{plot} function cannot be configured, but
-  it uses the same settings as the original Tcl/Tk plot. However,
-  \code{points} and \code{text} functions are fully configurable, and
-  unaware of the original Tcl/Tk plot settings (probably you must set
-  \code{cex} at least to get a decent plot). Finally, button
-  \strong{Dismiss} closes the window.
+\details{ Function \code{orditkplot} uses \pkg{tcltk} package to draw
+  Tcl/Tk based ordination graphics with points and labels. The function
+  opens an editable canvas with fixed points, but the labels can be
+  moved with mouse to better positions. In addition there are buttons
+  for the following tasks: \strong{Copy to EPS} copies the current plot
+  to an encapsulated postscript (eps) file using standard Tcl/Tk
+  utilities. The faithfullness of this copy is system dependent. Button
+  \strong{Export plot} uses \code{plot.orditkplot} function to redraw
+  the plot into graphical file formats. Depending on the system, the
+  following graphical formats may be available: eps, pdf, png, jpeg or
+  bmp. The file type is deduced from the file suffix or the selection of
+  the file type in the dialog box. Alternatively, the same dialog can be
+  used to save the plot to an editable \code{\link{xfig}} file. Button
+  \strong{Dump to R} writes the edited coordinates of labels and points
+  to the \R session for further processing, and the
+  \code{plot.orditkplot} function can be used to display the
+  results. For faithful replication of the plot, the graph must have
+  similar dimensions as the \code{orditkplot} canvas had originally. The
+  \code{plot} function cannot be configured, but it uses the same
+  settings as the original Tcl/Tk plot. However, \code{points} and
+  \code{text} functions are fully configurable, and unaware of the
+  original Tcl/Tk plot settings (probably you must set \code{cex} at
+  least to get a decent plot). Finally, button \strong{Dismiss} closes
+  the window.
 
   The produced plot will have equal aspect ratio. The width of the
   horizontal axis is fixed, but vertical axes will be scaled to needed
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
 \author{ Jari Oksanen }
 \note{
-  You need \pkg{tcltk} and \R must have been configured with
+  You need \pkg{tcltk} package and \R must have been configured with
   \code{\link{capabilities}} for \code{tcltk} when building the binary.
   Depending on your OS, you may need to start X11 and set the display
   before loading \pkg{tcltk} and starting the function (for instance,

Modified: pkg/man/ordixyplot.Rd
===================================================================
--- pkg/man/ordixyplot.Rd	2008-02-20 07:50:57 UTC (rev 239)
+++ pkg/man/ordixyplot.Rd	2008-02-20 10:29:52 UTC (rev 240)
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
   \item{data}{ Optional data to amend ordination results. The ordination
     results are found from \code{x}, but you may give here data for other
     variables needed in plots. Typically these are environmental data.}
-  \item{formula}{ Formula to define the plots. This is optional in
-    \code{ordisplom}, but must be given in other functions. The
+  \item{formula}{ Formula to define the plots. A default formula will be
+    used if this is omitted. The
     ordination axes must be called by the same names as in the
     ordination results (and these names vary among methods). In
     \code{ordisplom}, special character \code{.} refers to the
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   function so that these graphs are extremely configurable. See
   \code{\link[lattice]{Lattice}} and \code{\link[lattice]{xyplot}},
     \code{\link[lattice]{splom}} and \code{\link[lattice]{cloud}} for
-  details, usage and opportunities.
+  details, usage and possibilities.
 
   The argument \code{x} must always be an ordination result. The scores
   are extracted with \pkg{vegan} function \code{\link{scores}} so that
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   The ordination scores are found from \code{x}, and \code{data} is
   optional. The \code{data} should contain other variables than
   ordination scores to be used in plots. Typically, they are
-  environmental variables used, such as factors to define panels or plot
+  environmental variables (typically factors) to define panels or plot
   symbols.
 
   The proper work is done by the panel function. The layout can be
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@
   \code{"trellis"}.   
 }
 \author{Jari Oksanen }
-\note{
-  These are proof-of-the-concept functions that provide only a skeleton
-  at the moment. Contributions are welcome.
-}
+ 
 \seealso{
   \code{\link[lattice]{Lattice}},
   \code{\link[lattice]{xyplot}},



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