[R] Use line break at scrip but avoid line break on graphics

Rolf Turner rolf.turner at xtra.co.nz
Fri Jun 3 00:13:06 CEST 2011


On 03/06/11 09:03, Walmes Zeviani wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I have plots with long strings in main=, ylab= or xlab=. So, in I my script
> I use break long lines to avoid lines hiden on my monitor and in sweave
> document pages. I use graphics like this
>
> plot(1, main="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>                bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
>
> but I would like a plot result like this
>
> plot(1, main="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
>
> I remember once I saw a meta character like "\n" that avoid this breack line
>
> plot(1, main="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\(?)
>                bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
>
> Does someone know that?

I think that

     plot(1,main=paste("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
                                    "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"))

might do what you want.

     cheers,

         Rolf Turner



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