[R] How to use parentheses and degree symbol together?

[Pascal Oettli]

Hi,

You are right. The following should solve that problem:

plot(0, 0, pch = "")
text(0, .5, expression(Temperature~(degree*C)))

HTH,
Pascal


On 26/03/13 16:55, Patrick Connolly wrote:
> On Tue, 26-Mar-2013 at 04:20PM +0900, Pascal Oettli wrote:
>
> |> Hi,
> |>
> |> Is it what you are looking for?
> |>
> |> plot(0, 0, pch = "")
> |> text(0, .5, expression(Temperature~(degree ~ C)))
>
> That produces an unwanted space between the degree symbol and the C.
> The search continues.
>
> Thanks
>
> |> text(0, .4, substitute(paste(Temperature, B * degree, "C)"), list(B
> |> = " (")))
> |>
> |> Hope this help,
> |> Pascal
> |>
> |>
> |>
> |> On 26/03/13 16:12, Patrick Connolly wrote:
> |> >I'm interested in using a regular bracket with the degree symbol as an
> |> >axis label but it's somewhat simpler to show what I mean in a text
> |> >statement.
> |> >
> |> >>plot(0, 0, pch = "")
> |> >
> |> >If I'm easy to please, this would suffice:
> |> >>text(0, .5, expression(Temperature * degree ~ C))
> |> >
> |> >But I'm not that easily pleased.  I prefer it to look like this:
> |> >>text(0, .4, substitute(paste(Temperature, B * degree, "C)"), list(B = " (")))
> |> >
> |> >It looks fine, but I'm sure there's a more elegant way to do it.
> |> >
> |> >Is there?
> |> >
> |> >
>