hi peter and david, thanks for the excellent suggestions. here is something like what i am finally using (those fancy fonts were really tempting, but i chose something a little more mundane!):
library(lattice) x <- sort(rnorm(100,50,10)) y <- sort(runif(100,0,20)) d <- expand.grid(x=x, y=y) d$z <- x + y plot.new() p = levelplot(z ~ x*y, d, par.settings=list( layout.widths=list(right.padding=4)), colorkey = TRUE) print(p) mtext("CAPTION", 4, 1) your help really appreciated! best regards, andrew. -- Andrew B. Collier Physicist Waves and Space Plasmas Group Hermanus Magnetic Observatory Honorary Senior Lecturer tel: +27 31 2601157 Space Physics Research Institute fax: +27 31 2607795 University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa gsm: +27 83 3813655 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.