"Plotting" text?

I get the following error trying to install the package:

install.packages("grid")

--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
Warning message:
In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
   package ?grid? is not available (for R version 2.13.2)

-----Original Message-----
From: baptiste auguie [mailto:baptiste.auguie at googlemail.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:46 AM
To: rkevinburton at charter.net
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] "Plotting" text?

Try this,

library(grid)
grid.newpage()
grid.text("text")

HTH,

baptiste

On 22 October 2011 13:26,<rkevinburton at charter.net>  wrote:

I noticed that the text() command adds text to a plot. Is there a way
to either make the plot blank or add text to a "blank sheet". I would
like to "plot" a page that contains just text, no plot lines, labels, etc.

Suggestions?

Kevin

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