Re: [R] Avoiding overplotting of text.

2008-02-26 Thread Gustaf Rydevik
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:36 PM, hadley wickham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to > > points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text > > labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are c

Re: [R] Avoiding overplotting of text.

2008-02-25 Thread hadley wickham
> I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to > points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text > labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are close? > I've tried using jitter(), but the effect is random and doesn't always > g

Re: [R] Avoiding overplotting of text.

2008-02-25 Thread Richard . Cotton
> I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to > points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text > labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are close? > I've tried using jitter(), but the effect is random and doesn't always > give a

Re: [R] Avoiding overplotting of text.

2008-02-25 Thread Jim Lemon
Gustaf Rydevik wrote: > Hi all, > > I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to > points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text > labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are close? > I've tried using jitter(), but the effect is

[R] Avoiding overplotting of text.

2008-02-25 Thread Gustaf Rydevik
Hi all, I am plotting some data, and use text() to get variable names next to points on the graph. What is the best way to make sure that these text labels are readable and not overlapping when two datapoints are close? I've tried using jitter(), but the effect is random and doesn't always give a