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location of multi-line labels on barplots?

2 messages · Greg Trafton, Paul Murrell

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Hi, All.  I have a barplot I am making that has a 2 line label:

names(GC) <- c("Read-Off", "Spatial\n Transformations", "Vis Changes", "Plans", "Abandon")

and here, Spatial Transformations should be on 2 separate lines.
However, when I break it as above (with the \n), the "Spatial" part is
pushed up so that it overlaps the Tick mark there.  I can get rid of
the tick mark, but I'd rather not...

Is there a way to push the labels down a hair so they don't overlap
with the tick marks?

thanks!
greg
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Hi
"Plans", "Abandon")
Does the following do the sort of thing you want ?

    midpts <- barplot(1:4)
    axis(1, at=midpts, labels=c("a", "b", "", "d"))
    mtext("one\ntwo", side=1, at=midpts[3], line=2)

(if it does, but you can't see why, please feel free to ask for further
explanation :)

Paul


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