[R] Jpeg and pixel

[thomas.schwander at mvv.de]

I'll try it. thx 

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:albmont at centroin.com.br] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. März 2008 12:24
An: Prof Brian Ripley; Schwander, Thomas, KS.R
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Betreff: Re: [R] Jpeg and pixel


Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> 
> How would I know?  If you doubt this, try it with a standard font and 
> compare.
> 
> Note what I said about artefacts: something other than R is involved 
> when you print.  This is the sort of thing which happens if bitmap 
> images are not printed at their native resolution.
> 
I saw that R can write in SVG format, using the RSVGTipsDevice library. I think SVG is the closest format to losslessness when printing.

Of course, my ecological motivation would ban all formats that make printing easy, to save the environment by saving a few trees :-)

Alberto Monteiro