plotrix (version 2.1-5)

spread.labels: Spread labels for irregularly spaced values

Description

Places labels for irregularly spaced values in a regular staggered order

Usage

spread.labels(x,y,labels=NULL,offset,bg="white",border=FALSE,...)

Arguments

x,y

x and y data values

labels

text strings

offset

How far away from the data points to place the labels. Defaults to one quarter of the plot span.

bg

The color of the background rectangles on which to place the labels.

border

Whether to draw a border around the labels.

...

additional arguments passed to boxed.labels.

Value

• nil

See Also

boxed.labels

Examples

x<-rnorm(10)/10
 y<-sort(rnorm(10))
 plot(x,y,xlim=c(-1,1),type="p")
 nums<-c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten")
 spread.labels(x,y,nums,0.5)