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

[Pascal Oettli]

You're welcome.


On 26/03/13 17:12, Patrick Connolly wrote:
> On Tue, 26-Mar-2013 at 05:05PM +0900, Pascal Oettli wrote:
>
> |> Hi,
> |>
> |> You are right. The following should solve that problem:
> |>
> |> plot(0, 0, pch = "")
> |> text(0, .5, expression(Temperature~(degree*C)))
>
> That does it, and is perfectly readable.  Now why didn't I think of that?
>
> I knew there had to be something more elegant than what I had.
> Thanks
>
>
>
> |>
> |> 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?
> |> >|> >
> |> >|> >
> |> >
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