Using switch_axis_position() with facet_grid() about cowplot

[clauswilke]

The problem is that switch_axis_position uses a dirty hack to do what it does, and that hack is difficult to generalize for facetted plots. In particular, while it's probably not that hard to generalize it for a specific faceted plot, it will be difficult to write code that works with any faceted plot.

The workaround would be to take the code in this file and modify it so it works with your plot. Specifically, in lines 36-41, you need to identify the correct plot panel to use as a reference point. This may or may not be easy. Depends on how much you know about gtables, and probably also on the layout of your faceted plot.

[DanielleQuinn]

Ok, thanks! I have only had a few moments to explore the code but I see what you have in mind - I have some airport sitting time coming up, looking forward to tackling this :)

[clauswilke]

Closing this issue because I'm not expecting that I'll implement a general solution soon. Ideally, this would be addressed directly in ggplot2 anyways.