[R] Add interpunct (dot) symbol to axis label?

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 09/08/2012 11:52 AM, Uwe Ligges wrote:
>
> On 09.08.2012 13:56, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> > On 12-08-08 9:21 PM, Hillary Ward wrote:
> >> I'm having problems creating an axis label for a plot.
> >>
> >> y_label = expression(paste(plain('CPUE
> >> '),plain('(fish'),plain('x'),plain('h'^{-1}),plain(')')))
> >>
> >> I'd like to replace the "x" with an interpunct symbol (dot). Any
> >> suggestions how to do this?
> >
> > The interpunct symbol is \u00b7 in Unicode.  You could try that, i.e.
> >
> > y_label = expression(paste(plain('CPUE
> > '),plain('(fish'),plain('\u00b7'),plain('h'^{-1}),plain(')')))
> >
> > It might not work if your graphics device doesn't support Unicode.
>
> As I explained yesterday in another mail with that question (so
> apparently it is a homework problem we should not answer at all), one
> could use the UTF-8 encoded version by
>
>    options("OutDec"="\xB7")
>
> and just start the plotting ...

Yes, I saw your message, which is how I knew the symbol exists.  But I 
think the question is different:  this one isn't being used as a decimal 
point, just a dot in a formula.

Duncan Murdoch