On 5/21/04 10:12 AM, "Rolf Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Tamas Papp wrote: > >> On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 07:56:02AM -0400, Sean Davis wrote: >> >>> The use for par is: >>> >>>> plot(1:8,1:8) #you must have an open graphics window before >>> #par has an effect >> >> Instead of making a plot you will discard anyway (since you are making >> another when par() takes effect), you might want to initialize the >> device using the appropriate functions, eg x11(), postscript(), etc. > > Just issue the par() command, and if no device is open, an > x11 window will be opened automatically. Sean Davis's > assertion that ``you must have an open graphics window before > par has an effect'' simply isn't true. At least it's not > true under R 1.8.1 on Solaris nor under R 1.9.0 on Linux. Yep. Sorry about "asserting" stuff. I stand corrected. Sean ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
