Hi, I'm trying to build a vector of latex commands. However, I need the command strings to begin with a backslash "\". I have:
test <- c('foo','bar') and I need to rebuild the array, encapsulating the text items with latex stuff, like this: paste("\parbox[b]{3cm}{", test, "}", fill=TRUE) Actually, cat() prints the string fine if one uses double backslashes. However, I can't save the result from cat() back to a vector. And when I use cat() inside the latex function from the Hmisc package, I only get errors... The (not so) funny thing is that I can use paste() on a few latex commands. So if I needed to make the strings bold, the following works: paste("\bfseries{", test, "}") I've read the R FAQ 7.37, but it only deals with cat(). Not paste. Or I just didn't get it :o/ Is there a way to paste() the backslash character? > sessionInfo() R version 2.11.1 (2010-05-31) i486-pc-linux-gnu locale: [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 LC_NUMERIC=C [3] LC_TIME=en_US.utf8 LC_COLLATE=en_US.utf8 [5] LC_MONETARY=C LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 [7] LC_PAPER=en_US.utf8 LC_NAME=C [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.utf8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > ______________________________________________ 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.