[R] cairo_pdf() vs. pdf() what is the difference?

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 15/04/2012 20:45, Jonas Stein wrote:
> cairo_pdf() vs. pdf() what is the difference between them and
> which one would you suggest to use in combination with pdflatex?

Well, the help tells you, so please read it. E.g.

      Note that unlike ‘postscript’ and ‘pdf’, ‘cairo_pdf’ and
      ‘cairo_ps’ sometimes record _bitmaps_ and not vector graphics: a
      resolution of 72dpi is used.  On the other hand, they can (on
      suitable platforms) include a much wider range of UTF-8 glyphs,
      and embed the fonts used.

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