Re: [R] Using roman and italic fonts in an xlab expression for a plot

2006-11-24 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
or even shorter:

plot(1, xlab = Level is ~ italic(M))


On 11/23/06, Gabor Grothendieck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Try this:

  plot(1, xlab = quote(Level is ~ italic(M)))

 or

   plot(1, xlab = quote(Level ~ is ~ italic(M))


 On 11/23/06, 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
 
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[R] Using roman and italic fonts in an xlab expression for a plot

2006-11-23 Thread Philip Boland
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

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Re: [R] Using roman and italic fonts in an xlab expression for a plot

2006-11-23 Thread David Barron
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

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Re: [R] Using roman and italic fonts in an xlab expression for a plot

2006-11-23 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
Try this:

 plot(1, xlab = quote(Level is ~ italic(M)))

or

   plot(1, xlab = quote(Level ~ is ~ italic(M))


On 11/23/06, 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

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