[R] Size of win.metafile

[Boris Steipe]

What does Word "think" the object's size is? Is it 4x4 scaled at 133% ? Or is it 5.33 x 5.33 scaled at 100%?

B.


> On May 27, 2014, at 12:28, Jinsong Zhao <jszhao at yeah.net> wrote:
> 
> Jean,
> 
> Thank you for checking the problem. I have the same software with you.
> 
> If I created plot with
> windows(width = 4, height = 4, pointsize = 10)
> plot(1:10)
> Then I "copy as metafile" and paste it into Word. I can get the correct size.
> 
> However, if I select "save as metafile" and save it as "abc.emf", then I insert plot from file in Word. I get a plot with size 5.333" x 5.333" and font 16 pt. It's same as creating a plot with win.metafile().
> 
> I don't know why there is different.
> 
> P.S., I run R in a Windows 7 Pro. laptop with screen resolution 1388 x 768 px and 96 dpi.
> 
> Best,
> Jinsong
> 
>> On 2014/5/27 5:51, Adams, Jean wrote:
>> Jinsong,
>> 
>> When I use your code to create the abcd.emf file, and then copy and
>> paste it into Word, I end up with a 4" x 4" plot with 12 pt font, just
>> as you intended.  I'm using R version 3.1.0, and Word 2010 version
>> 14.0.7116.5000.  Not sure why it works differently for you.
>> 
>> Jean
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Jinsong Zhao <jszhao at yeah.net
>> <mailto:jszhao at yeah.net>> wrote:
>> 
>>    Hi there,
>> 
>>    I hope to use the emf plot produced by R in Word. However, I have
>>    problems with setting the plot size. Here is a mini-example code:
>> 
>>    win.metafile("abcd.emf", height =4, width=4)
>>    plot(1:10)
>>    dev.off()
>> 
>>    I hope to get a emf plot with size 4x4in and pointsize 12pt.
>>    However, I got a plot with size 5.333x5.333in and pointsize 16pt in
>>    Word. It seems that the emf file report its resolution with 96dpi,
>>    but Word assume it with 72dpi.
>> 
>>    How to control on the dpi? (In my opinion, vector plot has nothing
>>    to do with dpi). I just hope to control the size and pointsize with
>>    something like the code above.
>> 
>>    Any suggestions?
>> 
>>    Best,
>>    Jinsong
> 
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