pass longer arguments to adj of text()

...and the offset argument can't handle arrays either:

text(c(0,0),c(0,0),c("a","b"),pos=c(1,2),offset=c(1,0.5),col="darkgreen")

The second argument does not have any effect.
Can I pass arrays to text and use diffent locations?
Thomas

PS: I use R version 2.5.0 (2007-04-23) under Win2000.

Why do you expect this to be vectorized when the help page clearly says 
otherwise?  See

      adj: one or two values in [0,1] which specify the x (and
           optionally y) adjustment of the labels.  On most devices
           values outside that interval will also work.

What is wrong with two or more text() calls?

NB: library(fortunes); fortune("WTFM") applies.

Hi,

text()'s pos does handle more dimensional labels, while adj does not -
or how can I pass an array to text() and use the adj argument (skyblue
text)?

plot(-1:1,-1:1)
text(c(0,0),c(0,0),c("a","b"),pos=c(1,2),col="red")
text(c(0,0),c(0,0),c("a","b"),adj=cbind(c(1,2),c(1,1)),col="skyblue")

Thomas

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Brian, thank you for your reply.

Why do you expect this to be vectorized when the help page clearly says
otherwise?

Sure, it's in line with the help, no problem there. I just asked if
this feature is somehow possible.
I expected it, because "pos" does take arrays and it "overrides any
adj value given" (see help). So if "pos" does, why not "adj"?

What is wrong with two or more text() calls?

it's quicker and more beautiful.
See my code at the end (last loop) of
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sonnenstand.png

Thomas

NB: library(fortunes); fortune("WTFM") applies.

This one I didn't get. They help to do it without a loop?

NB: library(fortunes); fortune("WTFM") applies.

This one I didn't get. They help to do it without a loop?

No.

 > library(fortunes); fortune("WTFM")

This is all documented in TFM. Those who WTFM don't want to have to WTFM 
again
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(TFM == The Friggin' Manual (or thereabouts), W==Write, R==Read)

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Brian, thank you for your reply.

Why do you expect this to be vectorized when the help page clearly says
otherwise?

Sure, it's in line with the help, no problem there. I just asked if
this feature is somehow possible.
I expected it, because "pos" does take arrays and it "overrides any
adj value given" (see help). So if "pos" does, why not "adj"?

What is wrong with two or more text() calls?

it's quicker and more beautiful.
See my code at the end (last loop) of
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sonnenstand.png

Perhaps

 	mapply( text, px, py, angle2date(jp), adj=adj, MoreArgs=list(cex=0.85))

is more to your liking?

HTH,

Chuck

Thomas

NB: library(fortunes); fortune("WTFM") applies.

This one I didn't get. They help to do it without a loop?

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