Thanks a lot, Henrique and Christos!
It works fine....
Quoting Christos Hatzis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Udo,
>
> You can try inserting a newline where you need the break in your labels:
>
> > dd.names <- c('Conduct Disorders','Attention Deficit', 'Eating Disorders',
> 'Substance Abuse','Developmental Disorders')
> > dd.names.2 <- sapply(dd.names, function(x) gsub("\\s", "\\\n", x))
> > barplot(dd, names.arg=dd.names.2)
>
> -Christos
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Udo
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:43 PM
> > To: r-help@r-project.org
> > Subject: [R] Barplot: Vertical bars with long labels
> >
> > Dear List,
> > I need a barplot with vertical bars. Each bar should have a label.
> > The problem is, that the labels are too long, so they
> > overlap, or only every seccond label is displayed in the output.
> >
> > Here is a little syntax:
> >
> > dd <- c(100,110,90,105,95)
> > barplot(dd,names.arg=c('Conduct Disorders','Attention Deficit',
> > 'Eating Disorders',
> > 'Substance Abuse','Developmental Disorders'))
> >
> > My question is, if there is a chance to force a line break in
> > each label.
> >
> > The result shoud look like this:
> >
> > Bar1 Bar2 Bar3 Bar4 Bar5
> > Conduct Attention Eating Substance Developmental
> > Disorders Disorders Disorders Abuse Disorders
> >
> >
> >
> > The result could also look like this:
> >
> > Bar1 Bar2 Bar3 Bar4 Bar5
> > | | | | |
> > Conduct Disorders | Eating Disordes |
> > Developmental Disordes
> > | |
> > Attention deficit Substance Abuse
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks in advance
> > Udo
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Udo K N G
> > Ö I
> >
> > Clinic for Child an Adolescent Psychiatry Philipps University
> > of Marburg / Germany
> >
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Udo K N G
Ö I
Clinic for Child an Adolescent Psychiatry
Philipps University of Marburg / Germany
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