Thanks for the replies! The answer is that barplot() returns the x coordinates of the bars.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Rex C. Eastbourne < rex.eastbou...@gmail.com> wrote: > How can I write text inside a bar of a barplot? I tried using text(), but I > am only able to specify the numeric y-coordinate. The different columns of > my barplot correspond to factors and not numbers, so I don't know how to > access the horizontal positions of the bars. I tried fiddling with different > values of the "adj" argument, but this appears unreliable. > > Background: I have created a barplot visualization where the bars represent > the size of different items (e.g. US state populations), and the sub-bars > represent the size of the different sub-components of each item (e.g. > counties). Picture: http://drop.io/hjcodjj/asset/capture-png > > I would like to put in a label inside each sub-bar (e.g. indicating the > name of the county represented by that sub-bar). > > Rex > > p.s.: In case anyone finds this visualization useful I'll share my code > afterward, but just need to get the labeling working properly first. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.
