This works for me:
> plot(1:10, 1:10)
> legend("topleft", c("Simulation", "Observation"), lty=1:2, col=2:3)

Try that; if it does work, then we need more information about
exactly what you're doing, because there's a problem not contained
in just that single line of code (which has a problem of its own!).

Sarah

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Steve Murray <smurray...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I'm attempting to insert a legend into a line graph. I've sorted out the 
> positioning, but I'm unable to display the sample line and associated colour 
> to go within the legend box. Instead, under the variable names, the numbers 
> 1, 2, 2, 3 are displayed in a column (with '2' repeated twice). This is the 
> code I'm using:
>
> legend(80,1150, c("Simulation", "Observation", lty=1:2, col=2:3)
>
> How do I go about displaying a red solid line next to 'Simulation' and a 
> green dashed line next to 'Observation' (and if necessary, remove the numbers 
> that are currently displayed)?
>

-- 
Sarah Goslee
http://www.functionaldiversity.org

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