[R] PGF Device

[Lasse Bombien]

I can only second Dieter and Baptiste.


Am Donnerstag, den 07.05.2009, 14:57 +0200 schrieb baptiste auguie:
> If one was to implement a Tikz output for R graphics, I'm not sure  
> what route to take:
> 
> 1) focus exclusively on Grid graphics and implement a conversion at  
> the R level à la gridSVG (see Paul Murrell's webpage)
> 
> 2) create a new device ( I have no idea where to find guidelines for  
> this, and I'm not even clear on what exactly a "Device" is).
> 
> In any case, given that pdf is often the preferred output for R  
> graphics (e.g. through the Sweave route), it seems that the pgf format  
> would be an excellent addition if only for its perfect handling of  
> LaTeX formulas.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> baptiste
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 7 May 2009, at 14:39, Dieter Menne wrote:
> 
> > Lasse Bombien <lasse <at> phonetik.uni-muenchen.de> writes:
> >
> >>
> >> Am Mittwoch, den 06.05.2009, 16:08 +0200 schrieb baptiste auguie:
> >>> I think the pgfSweave project on R-forge is working on this (as  
> >>> far as
> >>> i know it currently relies on eps2pgf)
> >> Right, but eps2pgf fails me on more complex / stacked plots.  
> >> Otherwise,
> >> I would be content using eps2pgf.
> >
> > Same for me; pgf/tikz is my method of choice for graphics in latex
> > because it gets around the eps-detour that can cause strange problems.
> >
> > Dieter
> >
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