R.devices

Unified Handling of Graphics Devices

Last update: 29 January 2024

Copyright license: GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0

Software version identifier: 2.17.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.2.2, 2.5.0, 2.6.1, 2.7.2, 2.8.2, 2.9.2, 2.11.0, 2.12.0, 2.13.0, 2.13.1, 2.13.2, 2.14.0, 2.15.0, 2.15.1, 2.16.0, 2.16.1, 2.17.0, 2.17.2

Source code repository: https://github.com/cran/R.devices

Description

Functions for creating plots and image files in a unified way regardless of output format (EPS, PDF, PNG, SVG, TIFF, WMF, etc.). Default device options as well as scales and aspect ratios are controlled in a uniform way across all device types. Switching output format requires minimal changes in code. This package is ideal for large-scale batch processing, because it will never leave open graphics devices or incomplete image files behind, even on errors or user interrupts.