Tal Galili
2010-Jan-22 20:26 UTC
[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?
Hello dear R help group,
I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis,
when using a lattice plot, for example:
library(lattice)
barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley,
groups = year,
ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)",
scales = list(rot = 45))
My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like
barplot ?
The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3)
Is there another solution/hack for this ?
Thanks!
Tal
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Uwe Ligges
2010-Jan-23 15:51 UTC
[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?
On 22.01.2010 21:26, Tal Galili wrote:> Hello dear R help group, > > > I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis, > when using a lattice plot, for example: > > library(lattice) > barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley, > groups = year, > ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)", > scales = list(rot = 45)) > > My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like barplot ? > The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3) > Is there another solution/hack for this ?No, by design there is just the "las" way ... Uwe Ligges> > Thanks! > > Tal > > > > > > > > ----------------Contact > Details:------------------------------------------------------- > Contact me: Tal.Galili at gmail.com | 972-52-7275845 > Read me: www.talgalili.com (Hebrew) | www.biostatistics.co.il (Hebrew) | > www.r-statistics.com/ (English) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.
Marc Schwartz
2010-Jan-23 15:56 UTC
[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?
On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote:> > > On 22.01.2010 21:26, Tal Galili wrote: >> Hello dear R help group, >> >> >> I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis, >> when using a lattice plot, for example: >> >> library(lattice) >> barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley, >> groups = year, >> ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)", >> scales = list(rot = 45)) >> >> My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like barplot ? >> The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3) >> Is there another solution/hack for this ? > > No, by design there is just the "las" way ... > > Uwe LiggesActually, there is a method and it is in the R FAQs: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-I-create-rotated-axis-labels_003f HTH, Marc Schwartz
Uwe Ligges
2010-Jan-23 15:59 UTC
[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?
On 23.01.2010 16:56, Marc Schwartz wrote:> On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote: > >> >> >> On 22.01.2010 21:26, Tal Galili wrote: >>> Hello dear R help group, >>> >>> >>> I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis, >>> when using a lattice plot, for example: >>> >>> library(lattice) >>> barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley, >>> groups = year, >>> ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)", >>> scales = list(rot = 45)) >>> >>> My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like barplot ? >>> The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3) >>> Is there another solution/hack for this ? >> >> No, by design there is just the "las" way ... >> >> Uwe Ligges > > > Actually, there is a method and it is in the R FAQs: > > http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-I-create-rotated-axis-labels_003fYes you are right, Marc, thank you! I would not call this as "by design" and it sometimes need quite a lot fiddling if font sizes change. Best, Uwe> HTH, > > Marc Schwartz >
Marc Schwartz
2010-Jan-23 16:07 UTC
[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?
On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote:> > > On 23.01.2010 16:56, Marc Schwartz wrote: >> On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 22.01.2010 21:26, Tal Galili wrote: >>>> Hello dear R help group, >>>> >>>> >>>> I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis, >>>> when using a lattice plot, for example: >>>> >>>> library(lattice) >>>> barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley, >>>> groups = year, >>>> ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)", >>>> scales = list(rot = 45)) >>>> >>>> My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like barplot ? >>>> The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3) >>>> Is there another solution/hack for this ? >>> >>> No, by design there is just the "las" way ... >>> >>> Uwe Ligges >> >> >> Actually, there is a method and it is in the R FAQs: >> >> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-I-create-rotated-axis-labels_003f > > > Yes you are right, Marc, thank you! > I would not call this as "by design" and it sometimes need quite a lot fiddling if font sizes change. > > Best, > UweQuite right Uwe, it is not by design, but is consistent with: library(fortunes) fortune("yoda") ;-) As you note, it took some understanding and tweaking of base graphics parameters and such to get that method to work. Cheers, Marc