Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-02 Thread Christophe Genolini
I am using windows XP pack3 and R 2.8.1 so I guess this is savePlot for Windows. As Gabor say, savePlot offer to export graph also in eps. If you want to copy a screen device to postscript portably, use dev.copy2eps(). I am exporting graph in a package, so I don't want to copy screen device

[R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread Christophe Genolini
Hi the list, I used savePlot to export some eps graph but it seems that the graph file hold a bug. I include the graph.eps in a LaTeX file. Running latex is ok. But the dvi file contain some mistake, the graph overprint on some text and hide it. Then, when I try to convert it to another

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread David Winsemius
Use the postscript device to save .ps or .eps files. The help page for savePlot does not suggest that it would be of any value in saving plots as postscript files. ?postscript ?Devices -- David Winsemius On Mar 1, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Christophe Genolini wrote: Hi the list, I used

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread Christophe Genolini
Thanks for your answer. Use the postscript device to save .ps or .eps files. Unfortunatly, I can't. I am using savePlot in a package. Several graphs (up to 100) are exported at the same time and I would like the user to chose the extension. It is why I need savePlot. Beside, I did not find

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread David Winsemius
Unfortunately your burning desire to use savePlot for this purpose is not going to reconfigure the capabilities of that function. Just read the help page of savePlot: savePlot {grDevices} R Documentation Save Cairo X11 Plot to FileDescription Save the current page of a cairo X11() device to

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
If you are able to switch to Windows it does seem to be supported there on savePlot. Usage savePlot(filename = Rplot, type = c(wmf, emf, png, jpg, jpeg, bmp, tif, tiff, ps, eps, pdf), device = dev.cur(), restoreConsole = TRUE) On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread David Winsemius
So I guess the question to be answered by the OP now is what code he was using and what machine specifics he is working with. The bottom of my savePlot help page says [Package grDevices version 2.8.1 Index]. Is the difference due to our respective platforms (here Mac 10.5.6,

Re: [R] probleme with savePlot (to eps)

2009-03-01 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
I don't see an OS mentioned in this thread. There are two separate functions called savePlot(), one for Windows devices and one for cairo-based X11(); the latter being quite recent. We do ask for 'at a minimum information' in the posting guide, and providing this helps the readers to know