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user3182532

Reputation: 1127

R: vertical x labels out of plot

I have a plot where I have introduced vertical x axis labels via las = 2. Those labels are words. Category words. These words are too long, they range out of the picture. I have no main title in my plot (not needed), so there is enough room at the top of the image. But how do I shift everything up? I find code for parameters called mai and mar. But they do not change anything.

I tried to use mar by setting the third value of mar ("top") to 0. So I want 0 margin at the top. But the plot stays where it is :/

Here is my code (german words for the x labels):

categories <- c("Introvertiert", "Selbstbewusst", "Kooperativ", "Ehrgeizig", 
"Einfühlsam", "Autoritär", "Temperamentvoll", "Flexibel", "Tolerant", "Teamfähig", 
"Zielorientiert", "Überheblich", "Vielseitig", "Ungeduldig", "Zuverlässig", "Eigensinnig",
 "Anpassungsfähig", "Souverän", "Selbstkritisch", "Entscheidungsfreudig", "Intelligent", 
"Kontaktfreudig", "Kreativ", "Stressresistent", "Hilfsbereit", "Emotional", 
"Kompromissbereit", "Gesellig", "Standhaft", "Pünktlich", "Unruhig", "Tatkräftig",
 "Aufgeschlossen", "Fröhlich", "Zuvorkommend", "Uneigennützig", "Selbstbeherrscht", 
"Schüchtern", "Freundlich", "Sprachgewandt")

x <- seq(1,40)
y <- seq(1,40)

plot(x,y,xaxt="n",main="", mar=c(5, 4, 0, 2) + 0.1, xlab ="")

axis(1, at=1:40, labels=categories, las = 2, cex.axis = 0.8)

Upvotes: 2

Views: 16513

Answers (1)

Roland
Roland

Reputation: 132576

Use par:

#save old settings
op <- par(no.readonly = TRUE)
#change settings
par(mar=c(8, 4, 2, 2) + 0.1)
plot(x,y,xaxt="n",main="", xlab ="")
axis(1, at=1:40, labels=categories, las = 2, cex.axis = 0.8)
#reset settings
par(op)

enter image description here

Upvotes: 11

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