mgp[2]! That's exactly what I wanted! Thank you Vicki!
#final solution: plot(-10:10,-10:10, yaxt='n') axis(side=2, las=1, hadj=1, tck=-.01, cex.axis=.6, mgp=c(3,.5,0)) On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Lancaster, Vicki <vicki.lancas...@fda.hhs.gov> wrote: > Try using mgp: > > From help(par) > > mgp > The margin line (in mex units) for the axis title, axis labels and axis line. > Note that mgp[1] affects title whereas mgp[2:3] affect axis. The default is > c(3, 1, 0). > > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Dave Schruth > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:01 AM > To: Jim Lemon > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Rotated, Right-Justified Labels for Shortened Tick Marks > > Jim, > > This was the solution I was hoping to avoid having to implement... but > thank you it does what I was looking for visually (except for the > las=1 rotation). Is there no other parameter *within* axis that I > could adjust? If not, it seems like axis could be rewritten to have > the axis tick label positions move in concert with the shortening tick > marks... > > -D > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Jim Lemon <j...@bitwrit.com.au> wrote: >> On 01/13/2011 11:59 AM, dms wrote: >>> >>> Hello R-help, >>> >>> I'm trying to make a fairly simple plot axis that goes something like >>> this: >>> >>> plot(-10:10,-10:10, yaxt='n') >>> axis(side=2, las=1, hadj=1, tck=-.01, cex.axis=.6) >>> >>> ...but as you can see, the labels are not close enough to the y-axis >>> (where I want them... to save space for publication). >>> >>> Can anybody help me figure out how to move these labels over the the >>> right a bit? >>> >> Hi D, >> Try this: >> >> plot(-10:10,-10:10, yaxt='n') >> axis(side=2,at=seq(-10,10,by=5),labels=rep("",5),tck=-.01) >> par(cex=0.6) >> mtext(seq(-10,10,by=5),at=seq(-10,10,by=5),side=2,line=0.3,cex=0.6) >> par(cex=1) >> >> Jim > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
