[R] plot áµ’ C in graph axis label

Duncan Mackay
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:55:31 -0000

Hi

If you use a Microsoft OS and you just want to do a ?C in the text there is
the alternative of using ASCII
Just press the keys Alt-248. Have used it for a number of years with success.
Also applies to other characters and without having to go to plotmath etc
You just need to be careful of the code page etc for it to work.

Regards

Duncan Mackay
Department of Agronomy and Soil Science
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Email Home: mackay at northnet.com.au

At 16:49 2/10/2009, you wrote:
>Readers, I have tried to use a plotmath command to add the temperature
>degree sign (i.e. ??? C) to the axis label of a graph: > x<-(1:10)
>
>y<-(200:191) > plot(x~y,ylab=expression(*degree~C)) Error: syntax
error,
>unexpected '*', expecting ',' in
"plot(x~y,ylab=expression(*" According to
>plotmath manual, the syntax is '*degree' and I am able to use this
command
>when a number precedes the asterisk (e.g. ylab=expression(0*degree~C)).
>But I want to omit the need for a number before the degree sign. Any
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