[R] vector graphics

[Adams, Jean]

Perhaps the discussion at this link will be helpful ...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9555889/producing-a-vector-graphics-image-i-e-metafile-in-r-suitable-for-printing-in

Jean

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Ivan Calandra <ivan.calandra at univ-reims.fr>
wrote:

> Dear useRs,
>
> A colleague of mine is having a problem with graphic devices. The goal is
> to save into a vector graphic format that can be edited with Illustrator
> CS4.
>
> On my Mac (Snow Leopard), I use RSvgDevice::devSVG() and it works fine.
> But on her Windows Vista computer, I cannot find an alternative.>
> sessionInfo()
> R version 3.2.2 (2015-08-14)
> Platform: i386-w64-mingw32/i386 (32-bit)
> Running under: Windows Vista (build 6002) Service Pack 2
>
> I have tried:
> - pdf(): I cannot dissociate the graphical elements (no problem with text)
> - cairo_pdf(): the text is replaced by symbols
> - cairo_ps(): fine except that the text is not text but object (it is then
> a bit troublesome, as any text modification requires the text to be
> completely rewritten)
> - svg(): the graphic is completely screwed up (it seems to be a scaling
> problem, with symbols and letters all very large and superposed)
> - RSvgDevice cannot be installed on the Windows machine, neither as binary
> nor from source.
>
> Is there any other device that could work? If not, is it a matter of
> settings? So, basically, what can I do?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Ivan
>
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