[R] x-axis plot problem

[Rolf Turner]

I think you just need to set axes=FALSE in your call to matplot().
You'll then need to add the y-axis manually --- do axis(2) in
addition to your call which draws the x axis.

You'll also need to do box() if you want a box around your graph.

	cheers,

		Rolf Turner

P. S. You are clearly a Good Person!  A relative newbie who has
read the Posting Guide! :-)

		R. T.

On 8/02/2010, at 9:22 AM, abotaha wrote:

> 
> Hi all, 
> I tried to have plot of many vector in one plot and i have got a nice plot
> but i have problem with x-axis. I want to have month and year only(Jul.07
> means July 2007) in x-axis without appearing other number behaind it. 
> 
> I would appercit any help.
> 
> The R code:
> 
> F<-c(7.49,6.91,6.78,6.99,7.44,7.42)
> M<-c(4.81,4.51,5.21,4.65,4.75,3.86)
> P<-c(7.49,15.03,15.19,15.32,15.42,15.45)
> B<-c(16.24,15.87,12.94,11.82,10.86,9.61)
> 
> time<-c("Jul/07","Aug/07","Sep/07","Oct/07","Nov/07","Dec/07")
> model<-data.frame(F,M,P,B)
> row.names(model)<-c("Jul07","Aug07","Sep07","Oct07","Nov07","Dec007")
> model
> 
> par(mgp=c(2, 1, 0),bty="o" )
> matplot(model, pch = c(1,22,17,16), type = "o",lty=c(2,2,2,5), col
> =c("gray10"," gray10","gray10","gray10"),xlab="Month-Year",ylab="Zinth",
> xaxs = "i", yaxs = "i",main="Model Output")
> legend("topleft", legend = c("F", "M","P","B"),text.width =
> strwidth("1,000,000,"),pch=c(1,22,17,16),col =c("gray10","
> gray10","gray10","gray10"),lty=c(2,2,2,5), xjust = 1, yjust = 1, bty="n",
> cex=0.8, ncol=2)
> 

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