Re: [R] ggplot2: problem with large fonts and overlapping labels

Dear Paul, How are you generating (saving) your plots? I tend to play with the pointsize argument of the graphical device, something in conjunction with the size argument in ggplot2 (size of points and lines). Working like that I get plots with nicely propotioned labels without overlaps. HTH,

Re: [R] ggplot2: problem with large fonts and overlapping labels

Hi Thierry, Thanks for your reply. I use the pdf graphics device. I did not know about the pointsize option so I will take a look. Here is an example of what I might do. pdf(onefile=FALSE, width=10, height=7) ggplot(mtcars, aes(x=wt, y=mpg)) + geom_point() + theme_bw

Re: [R] ggplot2: problem with large fonts and overlapping labels

Dear Thierry, The pointsize option works perfectly for me. Thanks, Paul ONKELINX, Thierry wrote: Dear Paul, How are you generating (saving) your plots? I tend to play with the pointsize argument of the graphical device, something in conjunction with the size argument in ggplot2 (size of