[R] Background in lattice plots using dotplot()

[Achim Zeileis]

Patrick Connolly wrote:
> 
> platform i586-pc-linux-gnu
> arch     i586
> os       linux-gnu
> system   i586, linux-gnu
> status
> major    1
> minor    4.1
> year     2002
> month    01
> day      30
> language R
> 
> I can't seem to get rid of the slightly green background when I use
> dotplot().  It shows on the screen in the X11 device and when a
> postscript file is viewed with the Gimp or GhostView.  Fortunately, it
> is too faint to print on a Xerox colour printer.
> 
> However, if I attempt to make a monochrome bitmap file either using
> bitmap(type = "pngmono") or converting a postscript file, it comes up
> (and prints) as a very noticeable grey.  I've tried specifically
> setting bg to "white" in every place I can think of, but without
> success.

Simply saying

R> trellis.device("x11", bg=0)

to open the trellis device doesn't work? That's at least, what I use to
get a white background. Then I usually change the colours and plotting
symbols with trellis.par.set().

Hope that helps
Z

> The problem doesn't appear when using bwplot() which I'd have thought
> had a lot in common.
> 
> Has anyone experience with such a problem?
> 
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