On Apr 4, 2011, at 8:42 PM, David Scott wrote:
On 05/04/11 05:58, David Winsemius wrote:
On Apr 4, 2011, at 1:27 PM, Marius Hofert wrote:
Dear David,
do you know how to get plotmath-like symbols in both rows?
I tried s.th. like:
lab<- expression(paste(alpha==1, ", ", beta==2, sep=""))
xlab<- substitute(expression( atop(lab==lab., bold(foo)) ),
list(lab.=lab))
xyplot(0 ~ 0, xlab = xlab)
I _did_ have plotmath functions in both rows: But here is your
solution:
xyplot(0 ~ 0, xlab =
expression( atop(paste(alpha==1, " ", beta==2), bold(bla) )) )
)
Note that `paste` in plotmath is different than `paste` in regular R.
It has no `sep` argument. I did try both substitute and bquote on you
externally expression, but lattice seems to be doing some non-
standard evaluation and I never got it to "work". Using what I
thought
_should_ work, does work with `plot`:
> x=1;y=2
> plot(0 ~ 0, xlab = bquote( atop(alpha==.(x)*","~beta==.(y),
bold(foo) ) )
+ )
But the same expression throws an error with xyplot:
> x=1;y=2
> xyplot(0 ~ 0, xlab = bquote( atop(alpha==.(x)*","~beta==.(y),
bold(foo) ) )
+ )
Error in trellis.skeleton(formula = 0 ~ 0, cond = list(1L), aspect =
"fill", :
could not find function "atop"
I am not sure where I read it and I can't find it again, but my
understanding is that expressions using bquote with lattice need to
be enclosed in as.expression() to work. That is in contrast to what
happens in base graphics.
Here is a simple example.
a <- 2
plot(1:10, a*(1:10), main = bquote(alpha == .(a)))
require(lattice)
xyplot(a*(1:10)~ 1:10, main = bquote(alpha == .(a)))
xyplot(a*(1:10)~ 1:10, main = as.expression(bquote(alpha == .(a))))
Which produces:
> a <- 2
> plot(1:10, a*(1:10), main = bquote(alpha == .(a)))
> require(lattice)
Loading required package: lattice
> xyplot(a*(1:10)~ 1:10, main = bquote(alpha == .(a)))
Error in trellis.skeleton(formula = a * (1:10) ~ 1:10, cond =
list(c(1L, :
object 'alpha' not found
> xyplot(a*(1:10)~ 1:10, main = as.expression(bquote(alpha == .(a))))
Using expression() rather than as.expression() doesn't produce the
desired affect. Try it yourself.
I did. Your theory seems supported by the experimental evidence:
lab <- bquote(paste(alpha==1, ", ", beta==2))
xyplot(0 ~ 0, xlab = as.expression(bquote(atop(.(lab), bold(foo) ) )))
# Works!
As to why this is the case .....
Right. It does seem as though we should need to be deducing the inner
workings of the subatomic particles by throwing text at the
interpreter though.
--
David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT
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