# 14.1 Adding text ======================================================== 14.1
myV1 = c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) # Set up some temporary data
myV2 = c(5, 7, 3, 9, 8)
png(filename = "illustrations/fig-14-1-Text-BW.png",
units = "in", # Set measurements in inches
res = 1200, # Set resolution at 1200dpi
width = 6, # Width at 6 inches
height = 4) # Height at 4 inches
plot(myV1, myV2, # Plot the data
ylim = c(0, 10), # Set range for y axis
type = "b", # Set line type connecting dots
main = "A bold title on top", # Add a title at the top
font.main = 2, # Bold for main title
cex.main = 2, # Set font size for the main title
sub = "Subtitle at the bottom", # Put a subtitle on the bottom
cex.sub = .75, # Set font size for the subtitle
col.sub = "darkgray", # Set color for subtitle
xlab = "This is the x axis", # Add text for the x axis
ylab = "This is the y axis", # Add text for the y axis
font.lab = 3, # Set axis label font to italic
col.lab = "black") # Set color for axis labels
# A legend
legend("bottomright", # Location of legend
inset = .025, # Distance from edge of plot region
legend = c("my x1 variable", # Legend Text
"my x2 variable"),
col = c("black", "darkgray"), # Legend Element Colors
pch = c(1, 22), # Legend Element Styles
title = "A Legend") # Legend title
# Some ad hoc text
text(x = 2.5, y = 5, # Add some ad hoc text at x = 2 y = 5
labels = "Some ad hoc text", # The text to add
srt = 45, # Rotate 90 degrees
family = "mono", # Use mono-spaced font
col = "darkgray") # Set color to dark green
# Ad hoc text in margin
par(usr = c(0, 1, 0, 1)) # Set usr parameters to 0,1 space
text(x = 1.05, y = .5, # Place text just outside right border
labels = "Ad hoc text in margin", # Text to use
xpd = TRUE, # Allow text outside of border
font = 3, # Italic font
cex = 1.25, # Font size to 1.25
srt = 270, # Rotate string 270 degrees
col = gray(.75)) # Set color to gray .75
dev.off() # Output png file
Figure 14-1: Various Text
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