Sorry, you wanted a ylab=, not a main=. Try using xyplot in lattice: library(lattice) xyplot(1~1, ylab = expression(atop(phantom(0)^14*C*"-glyphosate line", "line2")))
On 8/4/06, Gabor Grothendieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use atop: > > plot(1, main = expression(atop(" "^14*C*"-glyphosate line", "line2"))) > > On 8/4/06, Andrew Kniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've tried several different ways to accomplish this, but as yet to no > > avail. My y-axis for a plot has a rather long label, and thus I have > > been using "/n" to break it into two lines. However, to make it > > technically correct for publication, I also need to use superscript in > > the label. For example: > > > > par(oma=c(0,0,2,0),mar=c(5,6,0.25,2),lheight=1) > > plot(1:10, > > ylab="14C-glyphosate line1\n line2") > > > > will provide the text in two lines as I would like it. However, I am > > trying to keep those same line breaks when using expression() to get my > > superscript number. This will not work, as it aligns the "14C" section > > with the bottom line of the expression making little sense to the > > reader. > > > > par(oma=c(0,0,2,0),mar=c(5,6,0.25,2),lheight=1) > > plot(1:10, > > ylab=expression(" "^14*C*"-glyphosate line1\n line2")) > > > > Is there a way to align the "14C" portion of the expression with the top > > line of the string rather than the bottom line? Any suggestions are > > greatly appreciated. > > Andrew > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Kniss > > Assistant Research Scientist > > University of Wyoming > > Department of Plant Sciences > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Office: (307) 766-3949 > > Fax: (307) 766-5549 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.