On Mon, 15 Dec 2025, Martin Maechler writes:
>>>>>> ivo welch
>>>>>> on Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:42:44 -0800 writes:
>
> > may I suggest allowing 'b', 'l', 't' and 'r' as allowed
> > alternatives for 1, 2, 3, 4 ?
>
> > (below, left, top, right)
>
> The
> 1 = below (or bottom), 2 = left,
> 3 = above (or top), 4 = right
>
> is something R base-graphics users (like you and me) have to
> learn for using
> 1. axis(side, ...)
> 2. Axis(*, ..., side)
> 3. mtext(*, side, ..)
> 4. identify()$pos {return value}
> 5.. text.default(.. pos)
>
> and possibly another few I've missed;
> hence text.default() is not at all the only place.
>
> ................
>
> I do note that the help pages are not entirely consistent,
> as we indeed use below _or_ bottom and above _or_ top :
>
> 1.-3. all have 'side' but use
> axis: {side}{an integer specifying... as follows:
> 1=below, 2=left, 3=above and 4=right.}
> Axis: {side}{an integer specifying.... [ == axis !! ]
> mtext:{side}{..which s.... (1=bottom, 2=left, 3=top, 4=right).}
>
> 4. value {pos}, .. where the labels were placed..
> (1=below, 2=left, 3=above, 4=right and 0=no offset)
>
> 5. {pos}: pos.. specifier... If specified .. overrides {adj}.
> Values of \code{1}, \code{2}, \code{3} and \code{4},
> respectively indicate
> positions below, to the left of,
> above and to the right of the specified {(x,y)}
> coordinates.
>
> .... which would tend to tell me to only change
> the mtext.Rd and use {below, above} there as well.
>
> Martin
Just for the sake of completeness: ?par describes
parameters 'mai', 'mar', 'oma', 'omi' as
vectors "of the form 'c(bottom, left, top, right)' [...]"
So there we have the "base-graphics 1, 2, 3, 4" as well.
kind regards
Enrico
>
> --
> Martin Maechler
> ETH Zurich and R Core team
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Enrico Schumann
Lucerne, Switzerland
https://enricoschumann.net
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