[R] Problems with par() and labels with boxplot

[Peter Dalgaard]

"michael watson (IAH-C)" <michael.watson at bbsrc.ac.uk> writes:

> Quite a simple one really!
> 
> When I run boxplot(), the labels on the X axis are horizontal, and I
> want them vertical.  So I did:
> 
> par(las=3)
> boxplot(...)
> 
> And my labels just aren't there anymore....
> 
> Any help???

You may need to make space for them. par(mar=....)

E.g.:

par(las=2,mar=c(10.1,4.1,4.1,2.1))
boxplot(list(foobarbazbletch=rnorm(10),snafu=rnorm(20)))


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