You might alternatively find the horizontal = TRUE with las=2 to be useful; e.g.
dat <- data.frame(val=rnorm(100), grp=rep(apply(matrix(sample(letters,100,rep=TRUE),nr=5),2,paste,collapse=""),5)) boxplot(val~grp,horizontal=TRUE,data=dat,las=2) ## Note that las=2 might also help with horizontal=FALSE, but I prefer reading Roman language labels horizontally. CJK languages might prefer vertically. -- Bert On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Jessica Streicher <j.streic...@micromata.de> wrote: > > Copied the wrong lines, sry > > l<-rep(list(1:5),20); boxplot(l,names=sample(1:20,20)) > > of course. > > thanks for the answer > > . > On 19.07.2012, at 16:17, Peter Ehlers wrote: > > > On 2012-07-19 06:58, Jessica Streicher wrote: > >> When i make Boxplots with a lot of boxes, the names of them get only > >> written down every second "column". > >> Since they aren't in any way ordered, you don't see anymore to what they > >> belong. > >> > >> example: > >> > >> l<-rep(list(1:5),20); boxplot(l,names=sample(20,1:20)) > >> > >> Is there a way to show them all, or do i have to split the plots? > > > > [Actually, your example is not reproducible without error - see > > ?sample.] > > > > Two solutions: > > 1. use the cex.axis argument to reduce the label size. > > 2. check out the staxlab() function in the plotrix package. > > > > Peter Ehlers > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -- Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics Internal Contact Info: Phone: 467-7374 Website: http://pharmadevelopment.roche.com/index/pdb/pdb-functional-groups/pdb-biostatistics/pdb-ncb-home.htm ______________________________________________ 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.
