R-beta: math in legends: strwidth() will have to be enhanced

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Lindsey <jlindsey at luc.ac.be> writes:

    Jim> Expression is great for math on the axes of plots. However, it
    Jim> does not appear to work in legend. Any chance of including this?

The only thing which must be enhanced is the
	strwidth(..)
function.

Here is a **very** cheap workaround for  `strwidth'
which makes legend "work" with expressions:

strwidth <- function(s, units="user", cex=NULL) {
 fudge <- 1
 if(!is.character(s)) {
	 if(is.expression(s)) {
	   ##-- Internal 'strwidth' should be enhanced for expressions !!!
	   ##-- The following is a CHEAP workaround !
	   ns <- length(se <- s); s <- character(ns)
	   for(i in 1:ns) s[i] <- paste(deparse(se[i]),collapse="")
	 } else stop("`s' must be `character' or `expression'")
	 fudge <- 0.6
 }
 fudge*.Internal(strwidth(s, pmatch(units, c("user", "figure", "inches")), cex))
}


E.g., the following example now works for me:

    ex12 <- expression(bar(x) == sum(over(x[i], n), i==1, n),
		       hat(x) == median(x[i], i==1,n))

    plot(1:10,1:10)
    legend(7,4, ex12, y.intersp = 2)


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