[R] To restore old par() in high-res graphics

[Prof Brian D Ripley]

On Wed, 10 May 2000, Kenneth Cabrera wrote:

> Hello R people:
> 
> I get the the following warning messages when I try to restore
> the par() values.
> 
> I type:
> 
> > xxx <- par()
> > par(xxx)
> 
> And I obtain the followin warning messages:
> 
> Warning messages:
> 1: parameter "cin" can't be set in: par(args)
> 2: parameter "cra" can't be set in: par(args)
> 3: parameter "csi" can't be set in: par(args)
> 4: parameter "cxy" can't be set in: par(args)
> 5: parameter "din" can't be set in: par(args)
> 
> What do this messages mean?
> 
> I am trying to build a function that calls several graphics but I don't
> want
> to obtain those warning messages.

use 

par(no.readonly=TRUE)

It's right at the top of the help page!

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