Calculate plot dimensions with aspect ratio consideration — calculate_plot

This function calculates plot height and width taking into account:

Content-based scaling (number of items on axes)
Aspect ratio constraints
Legend position and direction
Minimum and maximum dimension bounds

Usage

calculate_plot_dimensions(
  base_height = 4.5,
  aspect.ratio = 1,
  n_x = NULL,
  n_y = NULL,
  x_scale_factor = 0.5,
  y_scale_factor = 0.5,
  legend.position = "right",
  legend.direction = "vertical",
  legend_n = 1,
  legend_nchar = 5,
  flip = FALSE,
  min_width = 3,
  min_height = 3,
  max_width = 12,
  max_height = 12
)

Arguments

base_height: Base height for the plot (before legend adjustments). Default is 4.5.
aspect.ratio: Aspect ratio (height/width). If NULL, width is calculated independently.
n_x: Number of categories on x-axis (for width scaling)
n_y: Number of categories on y-axis (for height scaling)
x_scale_factor: Scaling factor per x-axis category. Default is 0.5.
y_scale_factor: Scaling factor per y-axis category. Default is 0.5.
legend.position: Position of legend ("none", "right", "left", "top", "bottom")
legend.direction: Direction of legend ("vertical" or "horizontal")
flip: Whether the plot is flipped (inverts aspect ratio)
min_width: Minimum width in inches. Default is 3.
min_height: Minimum height in inches. Default is 3.
max_width: Maximum width in inches. Default is 12.
max_height: Maximum height in inches. Default is 12.

Value

A list with height and width components