[R] help combining mtext and strwrap?
Jake Michaelson
jjmichael at cc.usu.edu
Tue Nov 29 12:30:58 CET 2005
Hi all,
I've got some image plots on which I'd like to include some gene information
(in the margins using mtext). Unfortunately, the description is rather long
and will need to be wrapped to fit on several lines. From what I know about
mtext, it's really only meant for single-line labels, not paragraphs.
Here's some sample code of the idea I'm trying to accomplish:
notes=c("Repressible alkaline phosphatase, a glycoprotein localized to the
vacuole; regulated by levels of inorganic phosphate and by a system
consisting of Pho4p, Pho9p, Pho80p, Pho81p and Pho85p; dephosphorylates
phosphotyrosyl peptides")
par(mar=c(10,3,10,3))
image(as.matrix(c(1,2,3,4,5)))
mtext(strwrap(notes, width=60), line=5, side=3)
..as you can see, the long text plots over itself and doesn't wrap. Does
anyone know how to include a paragraph in the margins?
Thanks in advance!
--Jake
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