Thanksmtext is exactly what I am looking for. Using \n inside gave the same results as before. But using two independent mtext code lines with defferent line settings worked perfectly.----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----Von: John Kane Datum: Dienstag, Oktober 30, 2007 2:56 pmBetreff: Re: [R] axis title on two linesAn: Marcel Sandow , r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch> You might want to replace the xlab with mtext? > > aa <- 1:10> plot(aa, xlab='')> mtext("label one \n label number two" , side=1,> line=3)> > > --- Marcel Sandow  wrote:> > > Hello,I am searching for the possibility to make a> > two lines axis title. This> > suggestion:ylab=expression(paste("log rate\n[> > fluor.",inc. %.% cell^{-1} %.% sec^{-1},"> > ]"))results in two lines left not centered and with> > a large gap.any suggestions.ThanksMarcel > > > >> ______________________________________________________________________________> > > > Marcel Sandow> > > > Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences - IFM-Geomar> > Experimental Ecology: Foodwebs> > Düsternbrooker Weg 20> > 24105 Kiel> > Germany> > > > Fon: +49-431-600-4404> > Fax: +49-431-600-1515> > > > Homepage: http://www.ifm-geomar.de> > E-mail: msandow@ifm-geomar.de> > > > > > > > 	[[alternative HTML version deleted]]> > > > > ______________________________________________> > R-help@r-project.org mailing list> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> > PLEASE do read the posting guide> > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained,> > reproducible code.> > > > > >      Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving > junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at > http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca> 

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Experimental Ecology: Foodwebs
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