Add the option line=2 to mtext, like this: y <- 1:4 barplot(y,xlab="xaxis",names.arg=1:4) mtext("Mtext label",side=1,line=2)
On 11/09/06, Christian Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- ================================= David Barron Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP -- ================================= David Barron Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP ______________________________________________ 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.