OpenGraphicsDevice: Open Graphics Device

In jfisher-usgs/ObsNetwork: Optimization of Observation Networks

Description

This function starts the device driver for producing graphics.

Usage

OpenGraphicsDevice(file, type = "windows", w = 7, h = 7, p = 12,
                   res = 300, win.title = "Save As")

Arguments

file	character; the path of a file for writing (optional).
type	character; the name of a graphics driver, either "postscript", "pdf", "png", or the default "windows".
w, h	numeric; the (nominal) width and height of the canvas of the plotting window in inches. Default is 7 and 7, respectively.
p	numeric; the default point size of plotted text, its default is 12.
res	numeric; the nominal resolution in points per inch (ppi) which will be recorded in the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file, its default is 300 ppi to set the size of text and line widths.
win.title	character; a string to display as the title of the dialog box, only used if file is not specified.

Details

A "postscript" graphics device produces an Encapsulated PostScript (eps) file and is recommended for figures of publication quality.

Value

A plot device is opened.

Author(s)

J.C. Fisher

See Also

postscript, pdf, png

Examples

OpenGraphicsDevice(type = "windows")
plot(1:3)
dev.off()
## Not run: 
OpenGraphicsDevice(type = "pdf")
plot(1:3)
dev.off()
## End(Not run)

jfisher-usgs/ObsNetwork documentation built on Jan. 3, 2020, 4:35 p.m.