[R] Plotting text in existing plot?

[Barry Rowlingson]

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Jim Lemon <jim at bitwrit.com.au> wrote:

> The "text" function in the graphics package will place text on your plot. It
> centers the text by default, so that:
>
> text(3,4,"my neat\ntwo liner")
>
> will place the two lines of text centered at x=3 and y=4.

 BUT it only works on 'base' graphics plots, so if you're using
lattice or ggplot then there's another way to do it. Perhaps.

 Original poster wanted a simple way to do it, but when R has three
graphics systems, four OO systems, and a zillion helpful people
there's never a simple way :)

Barry

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