[R] Simultaneous subscripts and superscripts

[Liaw, Andy]

I guess it's good to type what makes sense:  I can understand squaring S[t],
but it's hard for me to fathom subscripting S^2...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Beckage [mailto:Brian.Beckage at uvm.edu] 
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:55 PM
> To: Liaw, Andy; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: RE: [R] Simultaneous subscripts and superscripts
> 
> 
> Yep, it looks good on my system as well.  I had tried 
> expression(S^2[t]) but not expression(S[t]^2) and the order matters.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Brian
> 
> At 1:44 PM -0400 8/9/04, Liaw, Andy wrote:
> >expression(S[t]^2) looks pretty good for me (on windows()).
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >>  From: Brian Beckage
> >>
> >>  Dear List,
> >>
> >>  I'd like to add text to a plot where a text symbol has both a
> >>  superscript and subscript.  For example, the variable S with a
> >>  superscript 2 and a subscript t.  I have been able to 
> accomplish this
> >>  using either
> >>
> >>  expression( paste(S,atop(scriptstyle(2),scriptstyle(t))) )
> >>
> >>  or
> >>
> >>  expression( {S[t]}^2 )
> >>
> >>  but the spacing isn't quite right (or rather what I'd like) using
> >>  either of these.  By 'right' I mean the placement and 
> spacing don't
> >>  quite coincide with what I'd expect if I superimposed S^2 
> with S[t].
> >>  Is there a way to place BOTH a subscript and superscript 
> so that they
> >>  are placed identically as if I had overlayed S^2 and S[t]?
> >>
> >>  I'm using R 1.9.0 on Mac OSX.
> >>
> >>  Thanks,
> >>  Brian
> >>
> >>
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