R help - Oct 2010 - Getting the size of text

Dear list

I am interested n developing a graph using plot() and text() commands in which
several text strings will be placed within the plot area I would like some way
to get the size (width and height), either in pixels or using the plot's
coordinate system, of text strings, based on the typeface/font size assigned for
writing text in the plot area. Is therre  function that can do this? I have seen
in one of my R books reference to accessing text properties, including size, but
do not see any specific functions mentioned.

Thanks

Barth


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See ?strwidth

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Barth B. Riley
<bbriley@chestnut.org>wrote:
> Dear list
>
> I am interested n developing a graph using plot() and text() commands in
> which several text strings will be placed within the plot area I would like
> some way to get the size (width and height), either in pixels or using the
> plot's coordinate system, of text strings, based on the typeface/font
size
> assigned for writing text in the plot area. Is therre  function that can do
> this? I have seen in one of my R books reference to accessing text
> properties, including size, but do not see any specific functions
mentioned.
>
> Thanks
>
> Barth
>
>
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