R help - Dec 2010 - Define absolute size of tick and axis labels in basic plots

I am currently submitting final copies of graphics to a journal for publication
and they are asking that the fonts used in the plots are times new roman and 10
pt.  I set the font size when I call the graphics device and in the par
statement to 10.  However, when I create a plot, the tick labels and axis labels
are not 10 pts.  I know I can use the cex commands to scale the fonts, but is
there a way to set an absolute size for these parameters.

Here is some dummy code that demonstrates my issue.

rm(list = ls())
graphics.off()
quartz(width=2.5,height=7,pointsize=10,family="serif")
par(mfrow=c(3,1),mar=c(3.5,3.5,0,0)+0.1,ps=10,family="serif")
plot(rnorm(10),rnorm(10),col="white")

mtext("Font Size 10",side=1,line=-15)
par(ps=5)
mtext("Font Size 5",side=1,line=-13)
par(ps=7)
mtext("Font Size 7",side=1,line=-11)

Examining the text printed in the plot suggests to me that the plot text is
approximately 7pt instead of 10pt

Thanks,

Noah


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Noah R. Lottig
Trout Lake Station
10810 County Hwy N
Boulder Junction, WI 54512

Phone: 715-356-9494
Fax: 715-356-6866
Email: nrlottig@wisc.edu
Web: www.noahlottig.com


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On Dec 17, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Noah Lottig wrote:
> I am currently submitting final copies of graphics to a journal for  
> publication and they are asking that the fonts used in the plots are  
> times new roman and 10 pt.  I set the font size when I call the  
> graphics device and in the par statement to 10.  However, when I  
> create a plot, the tick labels and axis labels are not 10 pts.  I  
> know I can use the cex commands to scale the fonts, but is there a  
> way to set an absolute size for these parameters.
Use pdf() or ps()?

>
> Here is some dummy code that demonstrates my issue.
>
> rm(list = ls())
> graphics.off()
> quartz(width=2.5,height=7,pointsize=10,family="serif")
> par(mfrow=c(3,1),mar=c(3.5,3.5,0,0)+0.1,ps=10,family="serif")
> plot(rnorm(10),rnorm(10),col="white")
>
> mtext("Font Size 10",side=1,line=-15)
> par(ps=5)
> mtext("Font Size 5",side=1,line=-13)
> par(ps=7)
> mtext("Font Size 7",side=1,line=-11)
>
> Examining the text printed in the plot suggests to me that the plot  
> text is approximately 7pt instead of 10pt
>
> Thanks,
>
> Noah
>
>
> ----
> Noah R. Lottig
> Trout Lake Station
> 10810 County Hwy N
> Boulder Junction, WI 54512
>
> Phone: 715-356-9494
> Fax: 715-356-6866
> Email: nrlottig at wisc.edu
> Web: www.noahlottig.com
>
>
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