michael watson iahc michaelwatsonbbsrcacuk following previous mail plot110110 mtexttitle side3 adj0 font3 cex15 works expected puts font italics tag suffix genea plot110110 mtextbquotetag delta suffix side3 adj0 font3 cex15 font isnt italics normal presume interplay bquote perhaps r doesnt know italics version capital greek delta character idea get italics thanks mick head informatics institute animal health compton berks rg20 7nn 01635 578411 httpwwwiahacukresearchbioinformaticsbioinfshtml information contained message may confidedropped14 ______________________________________________ rhelprprojectorg mailing list httpsstatethzchmailmanlistinforhelp please read posting guide httpwwwrprojectorgpostingguidehtml provide commented minimal selfcontained reproducible code thu 07 aug 2008 091240 0100 r mtext doesnt display characters italic use greek symbol