R help - Jan 2005 - how to move x-axis labels down

Hi,

In the code below, the labels I put on the x-axis are too high (they cross the
axis). Can anyone tell me how to move them down? I've tried adj=, padj=,
mar=,
and various other things, but cannot move them down.

Thanks.

-Ben

labs <- paste('sample', 1:10)
plot(1:10, xaxt='n', xlab='')
axis(1, at=1:10, labels=labs, padj=1, las=2)    # las is a par() parameter

I guess setting par(mgp) would help.

Andy
> From: Wittner, Ben
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In the code below, the labels I put on the x-axis are too 
> high (they cross the
> axis). Can anyone tell me how to move them down? I've tried 
> adj=, padj=, mar=,
> and various other things, but cannot move them down.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Ben
> 
> labs <- paste('sample', 1:10)
> plot(1:10, xaxt='n', xlab='')
> axis(1, at=1:10, labels=labs, padj=1, las=2)    # las is a 
> par() parameter
> 
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Bert,

Your question below prompted me to run the same code to the postscript device
and sure enough, the file created displays perfectly. So I guess the problem is
specific to my system and I should not try to fix it by changing my code.

My system is as follows:

platform i686-pc-linux-gnu
arch     i686
os       linux-gnu
system   i686, linux-gnu
status
major    2
minor    0.1
year     2004
month    11
day      15
language R

Thanks.

-Ben
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berton Gunter [mailto:gunter.berton at gene.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:49 PM
> To: Wittner, Ben
> Subject: RE: [R] how to move x-axis labels down
> 
> I have no such problem on Windows, R2.01. What system and version are you
> on?
> 
> -- Bert Gunter
> Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics
> South San Francisco, CA
> 
> "The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific
learning
> process."  - George E. P. Box
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
> > [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Wittner, Ben
> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:33 PM
> > To: 'r-help at lists.R-project.org'
> > Subject: [R] how to move x-axis labels down
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In the code below, the labels I put on the x-axis are too
> > high (they cross the
> > axis). Can anyone tell me how to move them down? I've tried
> > adj=, padj=, mar=,
> > and various other things, but cannot move them down.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> > labs <- paste('sample', 1:10)
> > plot(1:10, xaxt='n', xlab='')
> > axis(1, at=1:10, labels=labs, padj=1, las=2)    # las is a
> > par() parameter
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > R-help at 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
> >