I have try to use mtext but I cannot plot the description below the x-axis.
I have used mtext(xLabels,side=1,at=apply(midPoints,2,mean)) and the text appears between the axis and the names.arg But I wont it below the args, above the axis-labels. Christian ?mtext, also ?barplot since barplot returns midpoints of the bars. also ?rep for setting up a vector of repeating values. something like this: xLabels<-c(rep("2003",4),rep("2005",11),rep("2006",5)) midPoints<-barplot(<your original statements here>) mtext(xLabels,side=1,at=apply(midPoints,2,mean)) On 9/11/06, Christian Oswald <c.oswald at matsci.uni-sb.de <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help>> wrote: >/ Hello, />/ />/ I have made a barplot with some data and need a description below the />/ x-axis. For example there are 20 values and I need a description "2003" />/ for the first four values, then "2005" for the next eleven and "2006" />/ for the last five values. />/ />/ I want the description below the x-axis-labels and above the x-axis title. />/ />/ Thanks, />/ />/ Christian />/ />/ ______________________________________________ />/ R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> 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. /> ______________________________________________ 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.