Something like: xlab=expression(paste("The excess level is",italic(" M")))
in your plot command should do the trick. See ?plotmath. On 23/11/06, Philip Boland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wondering if it is possible to put something like > > "The excess level is M" > > in the xlab position of a plot but where the M is in italic font and > the rest in ordinary (or Roman) font. > > Thanks - Phil Boland > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- ================================= David Barron Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP ______________________________________________ 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.