I second the use of png() to create portable network graphics format pictures, as MS Word (XP and 2003 at least) can handle these without any problems. I use this format as a matter of course in preparing material for embedding in web pages.
Regards, Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prof > Brian Ripley > Sent: 22 March 2005 11:46 > To: Christoph Lehmann > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [R] r under linux: creating high quality bmp's > for win users > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Christoph Lehmann wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I produce graphics with R under linux, but my collaborators > often use > > windows and cannot import eps pics e.g. in msword > > Are they sure? One can import eps images into Word, but you > need to print them on a postscript printer. > > > what is the standard way to get e.g. bmp's with the same > quality as eps. > > going the way: creating eps, convert eps2bmp using > 'convert' doesn't > > yield good enough bmp's > > The bitmap() device might do better, although both are really > using gs. > > I would use png() and convert to bmp with ImageMagick's > convert or otherwise. > > -- > Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ > University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) > 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) > Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
