Message-ID: <200905211924.14218.t.zumbrunn@unibas.ch>
Date: 2009-05-21T17:24:13Z
From: Thomas Zumbrunn
Subject: arrangement of crowded labels
In-Reply-To: <B37C0A15B8FB3C468B5BC7EBC7DA14CC61D1EBD2F8@LP-EXMBVS10.CO.IHC.COM>
> -----Original Message-----
> I'm looking for algorithms that assist in spreading out crowded labels, e.g.
> labels of points in a scatter plot, in order to obtain a nicer visual
> appearance and better legibility.
>
> I'm probably just stuck because I didn't find the right key words for a
> successful search on the R websites or in the mailing list archives.
On Wednesday 20 May 2009, Richard.Cotton at hsl.gov.uk wrote:
> Try thigmophobe.labels in the plotrix package.
On Wednesday 20 May 2009, Greg Snow wrote:
> Look at the spread.labs and the dynIdentify and TkIdentify functions in the
> TeachingDemos package.
Thanks for your answers. This was almost what I was looking for, except that I
would need something for a 2-dimensional context (my question was not specific
enough).
Best wishes
/thomas