mf_annotation: Deprecated - Plot an annotation

In mapsf: Thematic Cartography

Deprecated - Plot an annotation

Description

This function is deprecated. Please use mf_text instead. instead.

Plot an annotation on a map.

Usage

mf_annotation(
  x,
  txt,
  pos = "topright",
  cex = 0.8,
  col_arrow,
  col_txt,
  halo = FALSE,
  bg,
  s = 1,
  ...
)

Arguments

x	an sf object with 1 row, a couple of coordinates (c(x, y)) or "interactive"
txt	the text to display
pos	position of the text, one of "topleft", "topright", "bottomright", "bottomleft" or "center"
cex	size of the text
col_arrow	arrow color, hex code or color name given by colors. The default color is the highlight color (see mf_theme).
col_txt	text color, hex code or color name given by colors. The default color is the highlight color (see mf_theme).
halo	add a halo around the text
bg	halo color, hex code or color name given by colors. The default color is the background color (see mf_theme).
s	arrow size (min=1)
...	further text arguments.

Value

No return value, an annotation is displayed.

Note

Annotations cannot be displayed on unprojected (long/lat) maps.

Examples

mtq <- mf_get_mtq()
mf_map(mtq)
mf_text(
  x = mtq[2, ],
  txt = "pos = 'bottomleft'\nline = 2\nclockwise = FALSE",
  pos = "bottomleft",
  offset = 6,
  clockwise = FALSE,
  line = 2,
  box = FALSE
)
mf_text(
  x = mtq[28, ],
  txt = "pos = 'topright'\nline = 3\nclockwise = FALSE",
  pos = "topright",
  offset = 10,
  clockwise = FALSE,
  line = 3,
  halo = TRUE,
  align = "left"
)

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