[R] saving png images and X11

[Jeff Newmiller]

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On February 25, 2022 4:33:38 AM PST, Bogdan Tanasa <tanasa using gmail.com> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I am using a R package that renders the png images. As I am running the
>command below in a script, I would like to avoid the error below and still
>be able to save the images. How shall I do it ?
>
>> ChIPQCreport(SAMPLE, +              reportName = paste(ENTRY, "ChIPQC", sep="."), +              reportFolder = paste(ENTRY, "ChIPQCreport", sep="."))
>Saving 7 x 7 in image
>Error in png_dev(..., res = dpi, units = "in") : X11 is not available
>
>Shall I add the option :
>
>options(bitmapType='cairo')
>
>the png images are skipped and not saved on the disk. Thanks a lot,
>
>Bogdan
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