Thank you Marc and Gabor. Both suggestions work well. I will use the 'atop' solution, as it requires the least amount of typing to change my current ylabs. Andrew
Marc Schwartz (via MN) wrote: > Actually Gabor, using your solution with 'atop', which I had not > considered, it will work with base graphics: > > par(oma = c(0, 0, 2, 0), mar = c(5, 6, 0.25, 2), lheight = 1) > > plot(1:10, ylab = expression(atop(" "^14*C*"-glyphosate line1", > line2))) > > HTH, > > Marc > > On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 12:09 -0400, Gabor Grothendieck wrote: >> Sorry, you wanted a ylab=, not a main=. Try using xyplot in lattice: >> >> library(lattice) >> xyplot(1~1, ylab = expression(atop(phantom(0)^14*C*"-glyphosate line", >> "line2"))) >> >> >> On 8/4/06, Gabor Grothendieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Use atop: >>> >>> plot(1, main = expression(atop(" "^14*C*"-glyphosate line", "line2"))) >>> >>> On 8/4/06, Andrew Kniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I've tried several different ways to accomplish this, but as yet to no >>>> avail. My y-axis for a plot has a rather long label, and thus I have >>>> been using "/n" to break it into two lines. However, to make it >>>> technically correct for publication, I also need to use superscript in >>>> the label. For example: >>>> >>>> par(oma=c(0,0,2,0),mar=c(5,6,0.25,2),lheight=1) >>>> plot(1:10, >>>> ylab="14C-glyphosate line1\n line2") >>>> >>>> will provide the text in two lines as I would like it. However, I am >>>> trying to keep those same line breaks when using expression() to get my >>>> superscript number. This will not work, as it aligns the "14C" section >>>> with the bottom line of the expression making little sense to the >>>> reader. >>>> >>>> par(oma=c(0,0,2,0),mar=c(5,6,0.25,2),lheight=1) >>>> plot(1:10, >>>> ylab=expression(" "^14*C*"-glyphosate line1\n line2")) >>>> >>>> Is there a way to align the "14C" portion of the expression with the top >>>> line of the string rather than the bottom line? Any suggestions are >>>> greatly appreciated. >>>> Andrew >>>> > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.