[R-SIG-Mac] Exporting black and white images

[Simon Urbanek]

https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-mac/2008-June/005096.html

Given that this pops up every now and then I have added it to the FAQ.

Cheers,
S


On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Paul J. Ossenbruggen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 	I produced the attached black and white map in R using following  
> set of commands.
>
> par(mfrow=c(1,2))
> plot(Z.pop, main = "Mp",col = gray(seq(0.0,1,0.01)))
> contour(sk.pop, add=TRUE, nlev = 6, col = gray(1))
> plot(Z1.vmt, main = "Mv",col = gray(seq(0.0,1,0.01)))
> contour(sk1.vmt, add=TRUE, nlev = 6, col = gray(1))
>
> Z.pop <- as.im(stuff)  where stuff is a spatstat ppp file.
>
>
> The attached black and white pdf file shown here, which was saved in  
> R, gives a black and light gray grid-like pattern that doesn't exist.
> The attached map will not produce this image in Adode Acrobat  
> Reader. It can be opened in Preview.
>
> A black and white map looks great in R. These issues do not exist  
> when "col = heat.color", etc. i.e. a color palette. In fact, Adode  
> Acrobat Reader opens the file without a problem. It suggests to me  
> that the black and white map is corrupted.
>
> A method to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> <vmt2_9_BW.pdf>
>
>
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