>>>>> ivo welch
>>>>> on Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:42:44 -0800 writes:
> may I suggest allowing 'b', 'l', 't' and 'r' as allowed
> alternatives for 1, 2, 3, 4 ?
> (below, left, top, right)
The
1 = below (or bottom), 2 = left,
3 = above (or top), 4 = right
is something R base-graphics users (like you and me) have to
learn for using
1. axis(side, ...)
2. Axis(*, ..., side)
3. mtext(*, side, ..)
4. identify()$pos {return value}
5.. text.default(.. pos)
and possibly another few I've missed;
hence text.default() is not at all the only place.
................
I do note that the help pages are not entirely consistent,
as we indeed use below _or_ bottom and above _or_ top :
1.-3. all have 'side' but use
axis: {side}{an integer specifying... as follows:
1=below, 2=left, 3=above and 4=right.}
Axis: {side}{an integer specifying.... [ == axis !! ]
mtext:{side}{..which s.... (1=bottom, 2=left, 3=top, 4=right).}
4. value {pos}, .. where the labels were placed..
(1=below, 2=left, 3=above, 4=right and 0=no offset)
5. {pos}: pos.. specifier... If specified .. overrides {adj}.
Values of \code{1}, \code{2}, \code{3} and \code{4},
respectively indicate
positions below, to the left of,
above and to the right of the specified {(x,y)}
coordinates.
.... which would tend to tell me to only change
the mtext.Rd and use {below, above} there as well.
Martin
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ETH Zurich and R Core team
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