R help - Oct 2003 - help with legend()

I am converting some S-PLUS scripts that I use for creating manuscript
figures to R so that I can take advantage of the plotmath capabilities.
In my S-PLUS scripts I like to use the key() function for adding legends
to plots, and I have a couple of questions regarding using the legend()
function in R.

1) is there a way to specify different colors for the legend vector of
text values?

2) is there a way to reverse the order of the legend items so that the
text values precede the symbols?


Thanks for your time and patience.

-Paul

Paul A. Schwarz, Ph.D.
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>>>>> "PaulSch" == Schwarz, Paul <paul.schwarz at
oregonstate.edu>
>>>>>     on Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:09:11 -0700 writes:
    PaulSch> I am converting some S-PLUS scripts that I use for
    PaulSch> creating manuscript figures to R so that I can take
    PaulSch> advantage of the plotmath capabilities.  In my
    PaulSch> S-PLUS scripts I like to use the key() function for
    PaulSch> adding legends to plots, 

AFAIK  key() in S+ is from the trellis library section.
The corresponding R package, trellis, has
a draw.key() function that may work similarly to S-plus' key() 
{Deepayan ?}.

    PaulSch> and I have a couple of
    PaulSch> questions regarding using the legend() function in
    PaulSch> R.

    PaulSch> 1) is there a way to specify different colors for
    PaulSch> the legend vector of text values?

not yet in legend() -- but see below

    PaulSch> 2) is there a way to reverse the order of the
    PaulSch> legend items so that the text values precede the
    PaulSch> symbols?

not yet in legend()   --- but it's an open source project living
		       from "community support" ...

Can S+ key() do these two things?
If yes, how do you specify it there
{this sounds as if I was willing to consider adding these wished
 features to legend .... }

    PaulSch> Thanks for your time and patience.

You're welcome,
Martin