[R] Using graphics straight from R into published articles

[Rainer M Krug]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 30/03/11 11:12, Philipp Pagel wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:48:55AM +0000, ONKELINX, Thierry wrote:
>> Large snip.
>>  
>>> Absolutely vector - no jpeg, png, ... although it takes 
>>
>> That depends on the kind of graph. I aggree that you should try
>> vector at first. But when it generates very larges files (e.g.
>> scatterplots with thousands of points) then you better switch to
>> bitmaps like tiff or png. Jpeg can create artefacts, so is not very
>> good for graphics.
> 
> True. Sometimes one can get away with switching from a normal
> scatterplot to hexbin or something like this but if that is not
> anoption a high resolution tiff or png is the way out.

Well - is there a rule without an exception?

Of course - you are right.

Cheers,

Rainer

> 
> And of course, I agree that jpeg should never be used for graphs.
> 
> cu
> 	Philipp
> 


- -- 
Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation
Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Natural Sciences Building
Office Suite 2039
Stellenbosch University
Main Campus, Merriman Avenue
Stellenbosch
South Africa

Tel:        +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell:       +27 - (0)8 39 47 90 42
Fax (SA):   +27 - (0)8 65 16 27 82
Fax (D) :   +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44
Fax (FR):   +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44
email:      Rainer at krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/

iEUEARECAAYFAk2S9rkACgkQoYgNqgF2egpp2ACcCrToeRM2OWPBVAs99Q/u0c/z
Vl8AmKoP0l2RR+EyL+VVlYM2S+hQdhw=
=hKPu
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----