[R] X11 and printing/copying graphics from mac

Prof Brian Ripley ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Fri Aug 2 10:48:18 CEST 2013


On 02/08/2013 06:54, Marlin Keith Cox wrote:
> Hello all, I frequently use R, but recently have switched to a mac.  When
> creating a new graphic, I have used X11() for a new graphics window and
> have always (when I used my PC) have been able to copy or print from this

With which OS?

> graphic window.  With my mac, it does not allow me to copy or print.
>   Having multiple graphic windows is a must as well as being able to print
> or copy from them.
>
> Thanks ahead of time.

Please post Mac-specific comments to R-sig-mac.

But a short answer is to use quartz() not X11(): the former is the 
native OS X device.

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