[R] labels on right y-axis
OS X R 3.0.2 Colleagues, I am displaying two sets of values changing over time; as a result, I have two y-axes. I add a label for the right-side Y axis with mtext(side=3, line=1.2, TEXT). The text is parallel to the axis -- so far, so good. However, the text is rotated counterclockwise from horizontal, whereas I would like it rotated clockwise. Neither srt nor las fixes this. I guess that one convoluted approach would be to use text rather than mtext. However, positioning would be a nuisance and the xpd option would be needed. Is there any simpler approach? Dennis Dennis Fisher MD P (The P Less Than Company) Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) Fax: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) www.PLessThan.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ 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.
Re: [R] labels on right y-axis
I don't see an alternative to text(), but the positioning is not that difficult: oldpar - par(mar=c(5.1, 4.1, 4.1, 4.1)) plot(0) axis(4) text(par(usr)[2], mean(par(usr)[3:4]), TEXT, srt=-90, adj=c(.5,-4), xpd=TRUE) par(oldpar) - David L Carlson Department of Anthropology Texas AM University College Station, TX 77840-4352 -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Fisher Dennis Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:32 AM To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] labels on right y-axis OS X R 3.0.2 Colleagues, I am displaying two sets of values changing over time; as a result, I have two y-axes. I add a label for the right-side Y axis with mtext(side=3, line=1.2, TEXT). The text is parallel to the axis -- so far, so good. However, the text is rotated counterclockwise from horizontal, whereas I would like it rotated clockwise. Neither srt nor las fixes this. I guess that one convoluted approach would be to use text rather than mtext. However, positioning would be a nuisance and the xpd option would be needed. Is there any simpler approach? Dennis Dennis Fisher MD P (The P Less Than Company) Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) Fax: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) www.PLessThan.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ 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. __ 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.
Re: [R] labels on right y-axis
Might axis() be useful here? ?axis Cheers, Bert On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:02 AM, David Carlson dcarl...@tamu.edu wrote: I don't see an alternative to text(), but the positioning is not that difficult: oldpar - par(mar=c(5.1, 4.1, 4.1, 4.1)) plot(0) axis(4) text(par(usr)[2], mean(par(usr)[3:4]), TEXT, srt=-90, adj=c(.5,-4), xpd=TRUE) par(oldpar) - David L Carlson Department of Anthropology Texas AM University College Station, TX 77840-4352 -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Fisher Dennis Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:32 AM To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] labels on right y-axis OS X R 3.0.2 Colleagues, I am displaying two sets of values changing over time; as a result, I have two y-axes. I add a label for the right-side Y axis with mtext(side=3, line=1.2, TEXT). The text is parallel to the axis -- so far, so good. However, the text is rotated counterclockwise from horizontal, whereas I would like it rotated clockwise. Neither srt nor las fixes this. I guess that one convoluted approach would be to use text rather than mtext. However, positioning would be a nuisance and the xpd option would be needed. Is there any simpler approach? Dennis Dennis Fisher MD P (The P Less Than Company) Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) Fax: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) www.PLessThan.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ 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. __ 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 (650) 467-7374 __ 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.
Re: [R] labels on right y-axis
On 12/13/2013 01:32 AM, Fisher Dennis wrote: OS X R 3.0.2 Colleagues, I am displaying two sets of values changing over time; as a result, I have two y-axes. I add a label for the right-side Y axis with mtext(side=3, line=1.2, TEXT). The text is parallel to the axis -- so far, so good. However, the text is rotated counterclockwise from horizontal, whereas I would like it rotated clockwise. Neither srt nor las fixes this. I guess that one convoluted approach would be to use text rather than mtext. However, positioning would be a nuisance and the xpd option would be needed. Is there any simpler approach? Dennis Hi Dennis, This sounds like a job for twoord.plot (plotrix). I think I can leave the warnings, disclaimers and miscellaneous dissuasion to others. Jim __ 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.
