[R] X-axis labels not displayed when changing ylim

[Jim Lemon]

Sarah Bonnin wrote:
> Dear R users,
>
> I am encountering a x axis labeling problem on quite basic plots...
> I use the following code which displays the labels on the x-axis with 
> a 45 degrees angle:
>
> p <- plot(myobject1, type="b", col="red",cex=1, lwd=2, axes=FALSE, 
> ann=FALSE, ylim=c(0,70))
> title(main="title", font.main=4)
> axis(side=1, lab=F)
> text(axTicks(1), par("usr")[3] - 2, srt=45, 
> adj=1,labels=mylabels,xpd=T, cex=0.8, font=2)
> axis(side=2, las=1, cex.axis=0.8, font=2)
>
> I set up the ylim from 0 to 70 for plotting that object "myobject1" -> 
> works well.
> However, when i try to use the same script with another set of data 
> "myobject2" (same number of points, same labels, but different 
> values...) that ranges from 0 to 2 (ylim changed to "c(0,2)"), the 
> labels on the x axis disappear...
> When i try to run the same lines for "myobject2" but putting the ylim 
> higher "c(0,50)", the labels on the x axis are displayed.
>
> I picked up some pieces of code here and there so i may do an obvious 
> mistake but cannot figure out what it is! I tried to modify the text 
> parameters "adj" or "par("usr")...", unsuccessfully...
> I hope i made it clear, there must be a scaling problem that i really 
> don't get...
> I run R 2.8.0 under Windows XP Pro.
Hi Sarah,
Try this:

p <- plot(myobject2, type="b", col="red",cex=1, lwd=2, axes=FALSE, 
ann=FALSE, ylim=c(0,2))
title(main="title", font.main=4)
axis(side=1, lab=F)
par(xpd=TRUE)
text(axTicks(1), par("usr")[3] - 2, srt=45, adj=1,labels=mylabels,xpd=T, 
cex=0.8, font=2)
par(xpd=FALSE)
axis(side=2, las=1, cex.axis=0.8, font=2)

and see what happens.

Jim