January 2010
Beginner
634 pages
19h 50m
English
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grDevices
This package provides functions for graphics devices and support for base and grid graphics.
Functions
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| CIDFont | Used 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. |
| Type1Font | Used 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. |
| X11 | Starts a graphics device driver for the X Window System (version 11). This can only be done on machines/accounts that have access to an X server. |
| X11.options | Sets options for an X11 device. |
| X11Font, X11Fonts | Handle the translation of a device-independent R graphics font family name to an X11 font description. |
| as.graphicsAnnot | Coerces an R object into a form suitable for graphics annotation. |
| bitmap | Generates a graphics file. dev2bitmap copies the current
graphics device to a file in a graphics format. |
| bmp | Graphics device for generating BMP(bitmap) files. |
| boxplot.stats | This function is typically called by another function to gather the statistics necessary for producing box plots, but may be invoked separately. |
| cairo_pdf | A Cairo-based graphics device for generating PDF files. |
| cairo_ps | A Cairo-based graphics device for generating PostScript files. |
| check.options | Utility 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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