[Rd] inconsistent fonts generated in postscript file (PR#7795)

[Peter Dalgaard]

xiangli at gila-fw.bioengr.uic.edu writes:

> Full_Name: Xiang Li
> Version: 2.01
> OS: WinXP
> Submission from: (NULL) (128.248.174.125)
> 
> 
> I am trying to use the font of "TT Courier New: bold" to get the equal size of
> letters. The "TT Courier New: bold" is the 11th font listed in the Rdevga file.
> 
> You can just try a simple case:
> 
> plot(1:10, 1:10, xlab = "XILMV", font.lab = 11)
> 
> I save the plot in postscript format, and found the font in .ps file becomes
> Arial font. While I save the plot in JPEG or PNG format, everything is correct.

It's not a device independent font so you cannot expect it to be
copied between devices. Look at the help page for postscript().

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