In this particular case,
relabel(3 "{c 160}" 6 "{c 160}" 9 "{c 160}")
will also do.
In general, the distinctions between several
spaces, a single space and nothing can be
hard work to maintain in Stata. Sometimes
a syntax liberality intended to be a feature can turn
round and bite you.
But I'm waving my arms, as I have no idea on
the precise explanation here.
I did a Stata Tip on inserting special characters,
not quite the issue here.
Nick
[email protected]
Austin Nichols
> Oh, okay. You're welcome. As for why
> relabel(3 " " 6 " " 9 " ")
> as a suboption of over() doesn't work, I have no idea. I agree it
> seems like it should, or the reason why it doesn't should be included
> at the relevant spot the help file. There are other examples of this,
> I believe, in other parts of the -graph- suite of commands, though
> none occur to me at the moment. The use of characters that "look
> like" spaces where spaces don't work is a handy trick, in several
> contexts--maybe there should be a FAQ (an FAQ?) on special characters
> and their uses... calling Nick Cox...
>
> On 3/5/06, Hiroshi Maeda <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear Dr. Nichols,
> > Well, e-mail communication is hard! I was not being clear
> in my previous
> > note thanking YOU! I understood you first time and tried your
> > suggestions, which worked perfectly (Well, thank you
> again!). I opted
> > for the -relabel(3 "':di char(160)'"...) solution. So I was
> not saying
> > your solution did not work. What I tried, but failed, to
> convey in my
> > previous note was this: before I posted my question, I had tried
> > -relabel(3 " " 6 " " 9 " ")-, which had not worked. You
> warned in your
> > reply that it would not work. I was merely curious to know why
> > -relabel(3 " " 6 " " 9 " ")- did not work; having read the Graphics
> > manual, I felt it should have worked... Anyway, I
> understood you first
> > time and thank you. Have a great Sunday. ---Hiroshi
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