How about this:
hilight <- function(x,y,s, bg="yellow") {
text.width <- strwidth(s)
text.height <- strheight(s)
rect(x,y,x+text.width,y+text.height,col=bg,border=NA)
text(x,y,s,adj=c(0,0))
}
plot(1:10,1:10,type="b")
hilight(4,4,"Point")
On 23/06/07, "Maja Schröter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I want to highlight something in a plot.
> So I want to write a text with a yellow background.
>
>
> I tried to make use of text(x,y,"hallo",bg="yellow")
> but that does not work.
>
> I know I am a handful. Sorry!
>
> Maja!
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