[R] lwd - Windows

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Francisco J. Zagmutt wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Is there a way or trick in windows to plot a line width that is not an
> integer i.e 1.5?
> I am aware that the documentation for window devices states "Line widths as
> controlled by par(lwd=) are in multiples of the pixel size, and multiples <
> 1 are silently converted to 1" but I was wondering if there is a workaround
> this.

That's not what it says in R 2.3.0 (nor in my copy of 2.2.1)!  ?windows 
says

      Line widths as controlled by 'par(lwd=)' are in multiples of
      1/96inch.  Multiples less than 1 are allowed, down to one pixel
      width.

> Also, IMHO the documentation for lwd in par may need some clarification
> since it states:
> "The line width, a positive number, defaulting to 1. The interpretation is
> device-specific, and some devices do not implement line widths less than
> one."  Perhaps it would be useful for the users to describe the behavior for
> the most important devices, and also to state that the number is an integer
> (at least for windows) and not just a positive number?

False premise.  Please don't ask for the documentation to be changed to 
your personal misreading of it.

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