| Devices {grDevices} | R Documentation |
The following graphics devices are currently available:
windows The graphics device for Windows (on screen,
to printer and to Windows metafile).
postscript Writes PostScript graphics commands to
a file
pdf Write PDF graphics commands to a file
pictex Writes LaTeX/PicTeX graphics commands to a
file
png PNG bitmap device
jpeg JPEG bitmap device
bmp BMP bitmap device
tiff TIFF bitmap device
xfig Device for XFIG graphics file format
bitmap bitmap pseudo-device via
GhostScript (if available).
If no device is open, using a high-level graphics function will cause
a device to be opened. Which device is given by
options("device") which is initially set as the most
appropriate for each platform: a screen device for most interactive use and
pdf (or the setting of R_DEFAULT_DEVICE)
otherwise. The exception is interactive use under Unix if no screen
device is known to be available, when pdf()is used.
The individual help files for further information on any of the
devices listed here;
windows.options,
ps.options and pdf.options for how to
customize devices.
dev.interactive,
dev.cur, dev.print,
graphics.off, image,
dev2bitmap.
## Not run: ## open the default screen device on this platform if no device is ## open if(dev.cur() == 1) dev.new() ## End(Not run)