[R] Sys.setlocale() and text()

[Ed Merkle]

Thanks very much for the response.  I think I left out an important 
detail, however.

I want my lowercase sigma to be displayed in a specific font from the 
Rdevga file (my project involves fonts).  So far as I know, quote() does 
not allow me to select a font.  Thus, I am specifically interested in 
the text() command and reasons why my example code performs differently 
in R 2.3.0 vs 2.6.1.

Thanks,
Ed


Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
> Try this:
> 
> plot(1:10, main = quote(sigma ^ 2))
> 
> 
> On Dec 11, 2007 10:09 PM, Ed Merkle <edgar.merkle at wichita.edu> wrote:
>> Dear HelpeRs,
>>
>> I have a question about the Sys.setlocale() command and plotting.  I am
>> running Windows XP, with R 2.6.1.  My default locale is English_United
>> States.1252.
>>
>> I am trying to add a lowercase sigma to a plot using the following code:
>>
>> Sys.setlocale("LC_CTYPE","greek")
>> plot(1:10,1:10)
>> text(4,3,"\xF3")
>>
>>
>> For R 2.6.1, this code gives me the glyph from my default (1252) instead
>> of from the 1253 codes.  For an older version of R (2.3.0) on the same
>> computer, this code gives me the lowercase sigma that I wanted.  I have
>> been unable to pinpoint what has changed.  Thanks for the help, and I
>> apologize if I am missing something obvious.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ed Merkle, PhD
>> Assistant Professor
>> Dept. of Psychology
>> Wichita State University
>> Wichita, KS 67260
>>
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