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From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Bo Peng
Sent: Tuesday, 24 May 2005 10:00 AM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] How to break an axis?
Dear list,
I need to plot four almost horizontal lines with y-values around
1,3,4, 400. If I plot them directly, the first three lines will be
indiscernible so I am thinking of breaking y-axis into two parts, one
with range (0,5), another (395,400). Is there an easy way to do this?
I can think of two ways:
1. use two plots and draw axes manually. The plot margins, are however
difficult to adjust.
2. use one plot, adjust y-values of the lines and draw y-axis
manually. But, how would I break y-axis and add separation symbols
*on* yaxis? (By separation symbol, I mean something like
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Many thanks in davance.
Bo