Just wondering if there is any package/functionality to manually manipulate the positioning of text from geom_text()? I've been using ggrepel::geom_repel_text() for positioning without overlap, which is good for most cases, but when I have a ton of points all clustered in a tight space it would be much easier to just move them around without having to figure out the coordinates associated with each spot. Is this possible?
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Brandon
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2There may be some way to do it within R, but I would guess that you're probably best off saving the plot as an SVG file and using a tool like Inkscape to edit it. – Marius Sep 11 '18 at 01:52
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1Something with `ggmap::gglocator()` ? – Ben Bolker Sep 11 '18 at 02:55
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Great point @Marius, I don't know why I didn't think of that. I have burned a silly amount of hours on this and it would be much easier to edit an SVG file. – Brandon Sep 11 '18 at 05:25
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In case your problem relates to deciding which points to label, here's a Shiny app which allows for manual selection of points to label in a ggplot. It relies on ggrepel to space them, so if you want manual control, Marius makes a good suggestion. https://github.com/AliciaSchep/gglabeller
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