convertGraph: Convert Graphical Files Format

In convertGraph: Convert Graphical Files Format

Description

Converts graphical file formats (SVG, PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PDF, etc) to one another. The exceptions are the SVG file format that can only be converted to other formats and in contrast, PDF format, which can only be created from others graphical formats. The main purpose of the package was to provide a solution for converting SVG file format to PNG which is often needed for exporting graphical files produced by R widgets.

Usage

convertGraph(from, to, size = 1.0, path = NULL)

Arguments

from	The graphical source file
to	The file name and extension of the converted file
size	Enlarge the converted graphical file by magnifying its resolution with the given number
path	Path to executable 'phantomJS' binary, downloadble from http://phantomjs.org/download.html

Value

Converts the given graphical file to the specified file format.

Author(s)

E. F. Haghish
Medical Informatics and Biostatistics (IMBI)
University of Freiburg, Germany
[e-mail]

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Southern Denmark
[e-mail]

Examples

## Not run: 
#convert SVG to PNG
convertGraph("./example.svg", "./example.png", path = "path to executable phantomJS" )

#convert PNG to JPEG
convertGraph("./example.png", "./example.jpeg", path = "path to executable phantomJS" )

#convert JPEG to PDF
convertGraph("./example.jpeg", "./example.pdf", path = "path to executable phantomJS" )

## End(Not run)

convertGraph documentation built on May 1, 2019, 8:46 p.m.