R/get.defaults.R

In BoutrosLab.plotting.general: Functions to Create Publication-Quality Plots

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### FUNCTION TO GET OPERATING SYSTEM PROPERTIES ###################################################
get.defaults <- function(property = 'fontfamily', os.type = .Platform$OS.type, add.to.list = NULL, use.legacy.settings = FALSE) {

	# *nix specific settings
	if (os.type == 'unix') {
		if (property == 'fontfamily') {
			if (length(add.to.list) > 0) {
				#add.to.list[['fontfamily']] <- if (use.legacy.settings) {'Arial';} else {'ArialMT';}
				}
			else {
				# add.to.list <- if (use.legacy.settings) {'Arial';} else {'ArialMT';}
				}
			}
		}

	# windows specific and default settings
	else {
		if (property == 'fontfamily') {
			if (length(add.to.list) > 0) {
				#add.to.list[["fontfamily"]] <- 'Arial'; # PCB -- seems no need to be making these settings anymore, defaults work
				}
			else {
				#add.to.list <- 'Arial'; # PCB -- seems no need to be making these settings anymore, defaults work
				}
			}
		}

	return(add.to.list);
	}