[R] Rotating the axis labels in the basic graphic device ?

[Marc Schwartz]

On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote:

> 
> 
> On 22.01.2010 21:26, Tal Galili wrote:
>> Hello dear R help group,
>> 
>> 
>> I learned recently that one can change the rotation of labels in the axis,
>> when using a lattice plot, for example:
>> 
>> library(lattice)
>> barchart(yield ~ variety , data = barley,
>>          groups = year,
>>          ylab = "Barley Yield (bushels/acre)",
>>          scales = list(rot = 45))
>> 
>> My question is: Is there an application of "rot" in something like barplot ?
>> The only solution I know of is using "las = X" (X is 1,2, or 3)
>> Is there another solution/hack for this ?
> 
> No, by design there is just the "las" way ...
> 
> Uwe Ligges


Actually, there is a method and it is in the R FAQs:

  http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-I-create-rotated-axis-labels_003f

HTH,

Marc Schwartz