In order to better understand the layout functions in particular, we're not going to add any functionality in this chapter. We'll start off with the vanilla Gapminder application we have been using throughout and we'll apply different types of layout to it, so you can see how they work. As we progress, we will add one or two extra features. However, we will mainly focus on looking at the same application but with different types of layout functions applied to it.
It is highly recommended that you download and run all the code in this chapter, so you can get a better sense of how the applications work, as well as seeing the server.R code in each case, which won't be repeated for each application. If you're not in front of a computer while reading this section, hopefully there are enough screenshots and explanatory material to...