[R] any way to set defaults for par?

[Greg Snow]

Write a function that opens a new graphics window (quartz in your case) then changes the parameters to what you want as the default.  Then any time you want/need a new graphics window, call your function.

Also look at ?options and scroll down to 'device' and ?Startup

Hope this helps,

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Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Carl Witthoft
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 4:31 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] any way to set defaults for par?
>
> I know how to set graphic parameters by calling par(), but
> what I'd like is a way to set the default values so that
> subsequent calls to par() use my defaults.  The reason to
> want this is that every time I create a new graphic window
> (I'm using quartz on OSX, and so far no answers in the Mac
> mailing list), my parameters get reset to the builtin defaults.
> I read about the "unexported variable .Pars," but would like
> to know if there's any way to manipulate that variable.
>
> thanks
> Carl
>
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