grDevices

This package provides functions for graphics devices and support for base and grid graphics.

Functions

FunctionDescription
CIDFontUsed to define the translation of an R graphics font family name to a Type 1 or CID font description, used by both the postscript and the pdf graphics devices.
Type1FontUsed to define the translation of an R graphics font family name to a Type 1 or CID font description, used by both the postscript and the pdf graphics devices.
X11Starts a graphics device driver for the X Window System (version 11). This can be done only on machines/accounts that have access to an X server.
X11.optionsSets options for an X11 device.
X11Font, X11FontsHandle the translation of a device-independent R graphics font family name to an X11 font description.
as.graphicsAnnotCoerces an R object into a form suitable for graphics annotation.
bitmapGenerates a graphics file. dev2bitmap copies the current graphics device to a file in a graphics format.
bmpGraphics device for generating BMP(bitmap) files.
boxplot.statsThis function is typically called by another function to gather the statistics necessary for producing box plots, but may be invoked separately.
cairo_pdfA Cairo-based graphics device for generating PDF files.
cairo_psA Cairo-based graphics device for generating PostScript files.
check.optionsUtility function for setting options with some consistency checks. The attributes of the new settings in new are checked for consistency with the model (often default) list in name.opt ...

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