[R] 2 questions about svg output

[Ivan Zaigralin]

On 03/13/2013 05:16 PM, Paul Murrell wrote:
> On 14/03/13 09:52, Ivan Zaigralin wrote:
>> I use R to plot things in svg format. One of the things is text, of course.   
>> I noticed that text() in svg() gets saved as path, which is unacceptable
>> for my purposes. (Interestingly, text() in cairo_pdf() gets saved as text.)
>> Is there a way to save text as text in svg?
> 
> You could try the 'gridSVG' package, but that will only work if your graphics
> are grid/lattice/ggplot2.

Thanks, it works. But I have to give up drawing functions like barplot()
and pie()?

>> And paths also is what I plot a lot. I know there is segments(), which plots
>> disconnected segments, and things like polypath(), which create closed paths
>> (and subpaths). These are all very useful, but is there a function to draw
>> a multi-segment path without closing it? That is, without connecting the
>> last vertex to the first one?
> 
> Try lines() (or grid.lines())

Perfect, thanks.

P.S.: Paul, sorry for extra copy.

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