Full_Name: Chris Bainbridge
Version: 2.2.1
OS: Linux
Submission from: (NULL) (86.157.4.96)
The following python script will render two pdf files, one with lines and one
with steps. The pdf with steps (s.pdf) renders the horizontal line as a solid
when it should be dotted as in lpdf. It seems as though R tries to render every
data point individually when using steps, but manages to join them all together
as a straight line when using lines.
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
f=open('x.txt','w')
i=0
f.write('x y\n')
while i<100:
f.write('%f %f\n'%(i,0.5))
i+=1
f.close()
rscr="""pdf('%s.pdf')
d <- read.table('x.txt', header=T)
attach(d)
plot(x,y, bty='n', las=1, lty=2,type='%s')
"""
f=open('l.r','w')
f.write(rscr%('l','l'))
f.close()
os.system('R -q --no-save < l.r')
f=open('s.r','w')
f.write(rscr%('s','s'))
f.close()
os.system('R -q --no-save < s.r')