[R] how to enlarge the legend

[Uwe Ligges]

I'd propose:

plot.new()
ltext <- "text"
lobj <- legend("bottom", "", text.width=strwidth(ltext), fill = "gray", 
cex = 2)
text(lobj$text, ltext)

Best,
Uwe Ligges


On 09.10.2022 16:54, Jinsong Zhao wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> in the following code, I'd like to enlarge the filled box but not the 
> legend text.
> 
> plot.new()
> 
> legend("topleft", "text", fill = "gray") # filled box is too small
> 
> legend("top", "text", fill = "gray", cex = 2) # filled box is ok but 
> text is too large
> 
> # I can use point to mimic filled box, but can not fill it with pattern
> 
> legend("left", "text", pch = 22, pt.bg = "gray", pt.cex =3)
> 
> I'd like to get filled box enlarged but with text not to be changed. Is 
> it possible?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jinsong
> 
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