trellis.par.set(list(fontsize=list(text=10))) print( xyplot(mpg ~ disp | factor(gear), data=mtcars, layout=c(3, 1), aspect=1, panel=function(...) { panel.xyplot(...) panel.abline(h=29, lty="dashed") panel.text(470, 29.5, "efficiency criterion", adj=c(1, 0), cex=.7) }) )