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

[Gabor Grothendieck]

Try this:

plot(1:10)
vf <- c("serif", "plain")
text(5.5, 5, "\\*s", vfont=vf)
?Hershey

On Dec 12, 2007 10:20 AM, Ed Merkle <edgar.merkle at wichita.edu> wrote:
> 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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