R help - May 2008 - Labeling a plot's x-axis with 12 strings, vertically oriented.

Hello,

I really enjoy using R for my plotting. I have a modest plot, containing 
24 data points, across 2 lines,12 points each. Ideally, the x-axis would 
be labeled with a series of strings, oriented vertically. Here is the R 
container holding the Search strings:

 > Search
 [1] Route To: NCENGR                                      Status: Open 
CR Route To: NCENGR   
 [3] Status: Cancel Route To: TEST1                   Status: ENG REQ 
Route To: TDELLE   
 [5] (*) Customer Name: *                                    (*) 
Customer Name: S*IT*           
 [7] (*) Customer Name: SMITH                           (*) Address: 
1***                  
 [9] (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                               Route To: 
NCS                      
[11] Route To: NCS  From Date: 01/01/2000         Name: 
SMITH                        
12 Levels: (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                    (*) Address: 
1*** ... Status: Open CR Route To: NCENGR


Is there a function to define the x-axis, using the above 12 strings as 
axis tick labels, from 1 - 12, vertically oriented? Any help would be 
appreciated, as my current work around is tedious, and not asthetically 
pleasing.

Cheers,

John

Here is one example:
> y <- rnorm(12)
> x <- 1:12
>
> par(mar=c(10, 4, 4, 1)+0.1)
> plot(x,y, xlab='', xaxt='n')
> axis(1, at=x, labels=month.name, las=2)
>
See help on par and axis for details.

--
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
(801) 408-8111


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> Subject: [R] Labeling a plot's x-axis with 12 strings,
> vertically oriented.
>
> Hello,
>
> I really enjoy using R for my plotting. I have a modest plot,
> containing
> 24 data points, across 2 lines,12 points each. Ideally, the
> x-axis would be labeled with a series of strings, oriented
> vertically. Here is the R container holding the Search strings:
>
>  > Search
>  [1] Route To: NCENGR
> Status: Open
> CR Route To: NCENGR
>  [3] Status: Cancel Route To: TEST1                   Status: ENG REQ
> Route To: TDELLE
>  [5] (*) Customer Name: *                                    (*)
> Customer Name: S*IT*
>  [7] (*) Customer Name: SMITH                           (*) Address:
> 1***
>  [9] (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                               Route To:
> NCS
> [11] Route To: NCS  From Date: 01/01/2000         Name:
> SMITH
> 12 Levels: (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                    (*) Address:
> 1*** ... Status: Open CR Route To: NCENGR
>
>
> Is there a function to define the x-axis, using the above 12
> strings as axis tick labels, from 1 - 12, vertically
> oriented? Any help would be appreciated, as my current work
> around is tedious, and not asthetically pleasing.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
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On 5/21/2008 2:56 PM, John wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I really enjoy using R for my plotting. I have a modest plot, containing 
> 24 data points, across 2 lines,12 points each. Ideally, the x-axis would 
> be labeled with a series of strings, oriented vertically. Here is the R 
> container holding the Search strings:
> 
>  > Search
>  [1] Route To: NCENGR                                      Status: Open 
> CR Route To: NCENGR   
>  [3] Status: Cancel Route To: TEST1                   Status: ENG REQ 
> Route To: TDELLE   
>  [5] (*) Customer Name: *                                    (*) 
> Customer Name: S*IT*           
>  [7] (*) Customer Name: SMITH                           (*) Address: 
> 1***                  
>  [9] (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                               Route To: 
> NCS                      
> [11] Route To: NCS  From Date: 01/01/2000         Name: 
> SMITH                        
> 12 Levels: (*) Address: 1** S**** ST                    (*) Address: 
> 1*** ... Status: Open CR Route To: NCENGR
> 
> 
> Is there a function to define the x-axis, using the above 12 strings as 
> axis tick labels, from 1 - 12, vertically oriented? Any help would be 
> appreciated, as my current work around is tedious, and not asthetically 
> pleasing.
plot(1:12, axes=F)
axis(1, at=1:12,
labels=c('one','two','three','four','five','six',
               'seven', 'eight',
'nine','ten','eleven','twelve'), las=2)
axis(2)
box()


You'll probably need bigger margins for your longer strings.

Duncan Murdoch