Re: [R] How to vectorize plot graphic?

2013-12-01 Thread Alexander Shenkin
Thanks Jeff. I'm not sure to which manual you are referring. Nothing like what you mention is found here: http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html . Perhaps you're referring to The Data Import/Export Manual, but that wouldn't make sense. Googling "R Input/Output manual" doesn't help. Regarding t

Re: [R] How to vectorize plot graphic?

2013-12-01 Thread Alexander Shenkin
Thanks Carl. Yeah, I can get vectorized graphics out via ggsave("temp.pdf") too. But I need to add the graphic to a word doc on windows. Hence the desire to use wmf, which should induce a vector format (shouldn't it?). On 12/1/2013 10:39 AM, Carl Witthoft wrote: > Off the top of my head, I'd s

Re: [R] How to vectorize plot graphic?

2013-12-01 Thread Jeff Newmiller
You have mentioned nothing about the device you are writing the plot to. If to the default and you are copying it from there as a bitmap, then what you are describing sounds as expected. Read the R Input/Output manual (again) for other output options.

Re: [R] How to vectorize plot graphic?

2013-12-01 Thread Carl Witthoft
Off the top of my head, I'd suggest trying ggsave() with the extension ".svg" . I realize that SVG files are not recognized by some image display apps (Microsoft Windows I'm looking at YOU), but IMHO it's the best choice for vectorized images. Alexander Shenkin wrote > Hi Folks, > > Using gg

[R] How to vectorize plot graphic?

2013-12-01 Thread Alexander Shenkin
Hi Folks, Using ggplot, I've produced the following graphic: http://i.imgur.com/39a139C.png The graphics in the plot seem to be bitmapped and not vectorized. That is, the vertical and horizontal lines jump rows of pixels instead of having just nice, angled lines. Any thoughts about how to get t