R-beta: first view, then save plot or image?

[Thomas Lumley]

On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Bill Simpson wrote:

> I know how to first set postscript output, then execute plot or image
> command to create a postscript file of a plot or image.
> 
> I was wondering if it is possible to first create the plot or image on
> screen so it can be viewed, THEN save it to file?  Without doing plot() or
> image() again?

There are save.plot() and print.plot() commands for the x11() driver that
save to a PostScript file. They are still a bit slow as they repeat the
primitive graphics operations that created the picture. This is
unavoidable if you want reasonable quality, since the screen image only
exists in 75dpi.
 
> Along a similar vein, is it possible to alter an image after it has been
> plotted on screen?  That is, first create image, then decide I want a
> different palette of colours, then alter it.  Again, is it possible to do
> without re-executing image()? (In my case, without waiting another 1-2hrs)

No.  Currently even resizing the window causes the image to vanish. It's
not really stored anywhere (except as a bitmap). 


(why does image() take so long? I've never had it take more than a couple
of minutes. If it the computation that is slow you could store the results
and redraw as often as you like) 

Thomas Lumley
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