[R] newline in plotmath expressions

[Uwe Ligges]

Pascal A. Niklaus wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> When trying to amend a graphic with a text, I run into the following problem:
> 
>    text(10,10,"First line\nSecond line",pos=2)
> 
> works. However, because I have a plotmath expression, I tried:
> 
>    text(10,10,expression("First line with"[subscript]*"\nsecond line"),pos=2)
> 
> but \n does not lead to the result I wish. I considered the plotmath help page 
> but could not find how to insert a newline. 
> 
> Is there a possibility to insert linebreaks in plotmath expressions, or do I 
> have to print the individual lines with separete text commands?

The latter.

Uwe Ligges


> Thanks for you help
> 
> Pascal
> 
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