Perhaps then you would rather use the axis() command? Say you wanted the text "hello" to be placed at y=0.5, then you might try
> par(las=1) > axis(side=2, at=0.5, label="hello") Cheers, Matthew squall44 wrote: > Thanks for your answers, Matthew and Uwe. > > I used... > > par(las=1) > mtext(side=2) > > ...and then I adjusted it using 'padj'. > > The problem is that if I change the proportions of the graph, the mtext will > move up or down (relativly to the y-axis). > > By not using 'par', I can use 'adj' instead of 'padj' to adjust the mtext > vertically. That way, the mtext not move relativly to the y-axis. > > Can anyone help me to get around this problem, please? > Thx Tobias > > > squall44 wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Does anyone know if it's possible to change the text direction of mtext? >> >> I'd like to use 'mtext(side=2)' but the text should be 'left-to-right'. >> >> I couldn't find an argument for that in the help files. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions >> Tobias >> >> > > ______________________________________________ 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.
