[R] equal horizontal and vertical proportions in graphics

[Carl Witthoft]

 see ?par .  Use the argument  asp=TRUE.


Mercutio Florid wrote
> I use several different versions of R, including RGui on Windows and
> rstudio on Linux.  In all cases, I use graphical commands, such as
> image().  
> 
> image() displays rectangles, but I want to be able to guarantee that the
> heights of those rectangles will always equal the widths.  Typically, the
> rectangles come out with notable asymmetries.
> 
> Thus, if I need to draw a perfect circle with square pixels, I usually get
> a squashed ellipse with oblong pixels.
> 
> I have experimented with other commands, and I don't need to continue to
> use image() if some other command would be more suitable.
> 
> Thanks.
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