Here is one approach that works on Windows (but not other platforms): HWidentify <- function(x,y,label=seq_along(x), xlab=deparse(substitute(x)), ylab=deparse(substitute(y)), ...) {
plot(x,y,xlab=xlab, ylab=ylab,...) dx <- grconvertX(x,to='ndc') dy <- grconvertY(y,to='ndc') mm <- function(buttons, xx, yy) { d <- (xx-dx)^2 + (yy-dy)^2 if ( all( d > .01 ) ){ plot(x,y,xlab=xlab,ylab=ylab,...) return() } w <- which.min(d) plot(x,y,xlab=xlab,ylab=ylab,...) points(x[w],y[w], cex=2, col='red') text(grconvertX(xx,from='ndc'),grconvertY(yy,from='ndc'), label[w], col='green', adj=c(0,0)) return() } md <- function(buttons, xx, yy) { if (any(buttons=='2')) return(1) return() } getGraphicsEvent('Right Click to exit', onMouseMove = mm, onMouseDown=md) invisible() } tmpx <- runif(25) tmpy <- rnorm(25) HWidentify(tmpx,tmpy,LETTERS[1:25], pch=letters) Hope this helps, -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Hitesh Singla > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:50 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] How to label and unlabel points on scatterplot with mouse > pointer > > Dear all, > > How can I label/unlabel points on scatterplot with mouse pointer. As > the > mouse approches near to point, it should label the closest point, then > unlabel when it moves away. > > How can I do in R? I be very thankful. > > Thanks and Regards, > > Hitesh Singla > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.