On Sun, 18 May 2014 11:12:21 PM Hurr wrote:
> Thanks Jim, I see you are the author of staxlab.
> In the second staxlab I have tried line=3.5 like in axis, and
> top.line=3.5, separately, with no apparent effect.
> We should have to select the second axis somehow.
> Hurr
>
>
You are correct, as I didn't run your code I forgot about the rotation. Here
is a revised staxlab function that should correct the problem and will
appear in the next version of plotrix. Thanks for alerting me to it.
Jim
# staxlab produces staggered axis tick labels
# note that barplot() tends to mess things up by plotting an X axis
# even when axes=FALSE
staxlab<-function(side=1,at,labels,nlines=2,top.line=0.5,
line.spacing=0.8,srt=NA,ticklen=0.03,adj=1,...) {
if(missing(labels)) labels<-at
nlabels<-length(labels)
if(missing(at)) at<-1:nlabels
axislim<-par("usr")[3:4-2*side%%2]
if(any(at < axislim[1]) || any(at > axislim[2]))
warning("Some axis labels are off the plot")
if(is.na(srt)) {
linepos<-rep(top.line,nlines)
for(i in 2:nlines) linepos[i]<-linepos[i-1]+line.spacing
linepos<-rep(linepos,ceiling(nlabels/nlines))[1:nlabels]
axis(side=side,at=at,labels=rep("",nlabels))
mtext(text=labels,side=side,line=linepos,at=at,...)
}
else {
linewidth<-strheight("M")
xylim<-par("usr")
if(side == 1) {
xpos<-at
if(par("ylog")) ypos<-10^(xylim[3]-ticklen*(xylim[4]-xylim[3]))
else ypos<-xylim[3]-ticklen*(xylim[4]-xylim[3])-top.line*linewidth
}
if(side == 3) {
xpos<-at
if(par("ylog")) ypos<-10^(xylim[4]+ticklen*(xylim[4]-xylim[3]))
else ypos<-xylim[4]+ticklen*(xylim[4]-xylim[3])+top.line*linewidth
}
if(side == 2) {
ypos<-at
if(par("xlog")) xpos<-10^(xylim[1]-ticklen*(xylim[2]-xylim[1]))
else xpos<-xylim[1]-ticklen*(xylim[2]-xylim[1])-top.line*linewidth
}
if(side == 4) {
ypos<-at
if(par("xlog")) xpos<-10^(xylim[2]+ticklen*(xylim[2]-xylim[1]))
else xpos<-xylim[2]+ticklen*(xylim[2]-xylim[1])+top.line*linewidth
}
par(xpd=TRUE)
text(xpos,ypos,labels,srt=srt,adj=adj,...)
par(xpd=FALSE)
}
}
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