[R] Rotating characters in text

[baptiste auguie]

Try this,


rotate = function(x) paste(strsplit(x,"")[[1]],collapse="\n")

t <- "this is a text"
plot.new()
text(1/2,1/2,t)
par(lheight=0.8)
text(1/2,1/2,rotate(t))


HTH,

b.
On 13 June 2012 01:49, Stuart Rosen <s.rosen at ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> For labelling a plot, I am trying to rotate a character string using text()
> so that characters are upright and reading down, for example, ...
>
> L
> i
> k
> e
>
> t
> h
> i
> s
> .
>
> It appears that par crt does not work with text. Does anyone have any other
> suggestions. Thanks!
>
> Yours - Stuart Rosen
>
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