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...scaled to sample size, so some points are large, some are small. I have figured out everything I need using the plot() function: how to plot the points, scale them by sample size, weight the linear regression by sample size, plot that line, and plot the labels for the points. However, although the pointLabel() function assures that the labels do not overlap with each other, they still overlap with the larger points, and sometimes run off the side of the chart too. I have tried saving the plot as EPS, PDF, SVG and opening them in GIMP to try to move the text around, but GIMP does not recognize the text...

...col.hab <- (2:(length(group) + 1)) plot(coord.actif, xlab = lab.x, ylab = lab.y, xlim = c(0, 1), ylim = c(0, 1), pch = 17, col = col.hab[1:nrow(coord.actif)], cex = cex, main = title, cex.main = cex * 1.2, asp = 1) if (lab.grpe) pointLabel(coord.actif[, 1], y = coord.actif[, 2], labels = rownames(coord.actif), allowSmallOverlap=FALSE,trace=FALSE,doPlot=TRUE, col = col.hab[1:nrow(coord.actif)]) if (!is.null(res.mfa$group$coord.sup)) { points(coord.illu, pch = 17, col = col.hab[(nrow(coord.actif)...

Hi all, I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are close? I've tried using jitter(), but the effect is random and doesn't always give a good result. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Best regards, Gustaf Example:

Using pointLabel in the maptools package will plot text labels for points to avoid overlap of text. But is there a way to avoid/minimize overlap of text labels with the outline of an underlying polygon? For example, when plotting location of cities, one would like the text labels to not fall on top of nearby coun...