boxed.labels {plotrix}R Documentation

Place labels in boxes

Description

Places labels in boxes on an existing plot

Usage

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

Arguments

x,y x and y position of the centers of the labels
bg The fill 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

Note

This function is best for regularly spaced labels where overlapping is not a problem. See thigmophobe.labels for placing labels where overlap is likely.

Author(s)

Jim Lemon

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])

[Package plotrix version 2.1-5 Index]