plotrix (version 1.41)

boxed.labels: Place labels in boxes

Description

Places labels in boxes on an existing plot

Usage

boxed.labels(x,y,labels,col="white",border=TRUE,xpad=0.6,ypad=0.6,...)

Arguments

x,y

x and y position of the centers of the labels

col

The color of the rectangles on which the labels are displayed.

labels

Text strings

border

Whether to draw borders around the rectangles.

xpad,ypad

Half the value of the proportion of the rectangles to the extent of the text within.

...

additional arguments passed to text.

Value

• nil

Details

This function is best for regularly spaced labels where overlapping is not a problem. See thigmophobe.labels for squeezing labels in tight places.

See Also

spread.labels, thigmophobe.labels

Examples

x<-rnorm(10)
 y<-rnorm(10)
 plot(x,y,type="p")
 nums<-c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten")
 boxed.labels(x,y-0.1,nums)
 readline("Press <Enter> to continue")
 # now label a barplot
 xpos<-barplot(c(1,3,2,4))
 boxed.labels(xpos,0.5,nums[1:4])