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Message-ID: <YcWu$DA3ywu6Ewiw@myatt.demon.co.uk>
Date: 2001-03-23T08:43:35Z
From: Mark Myatt
Subject: picture size
In-Reply-To: <200103222007.f2MK7At24299@water.cc.mcgill.ca>

Heberto Ghezzo <Heberto at meakins.lan.mcgill.ca> writes:
>Hi.
>I am trying to plot a big graph, simple from plot(), but I want it large 
>size. Now par(din=..) is a read only parameter set at 4.5 by 4.5 
>inches. If I want a bigger plot, say 6 by 9 inches in landscape mode,
>Do I have to recompile R changing this parameter or is there a way 
>to reformat the plot so it will print at the size I want.?
>I am using R 1.2.2 in win98, well now it is the latest from BDR R 1.23
>As always thanks for the help.

I think you need to open a graphics device before plot for example:

        data(faithful)
        win.graph(width = 9, height = 6)
        plot(faithful$eruptions, faithful$waiting)

You could use x11() instead of win.graph().

Mark
        

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Mark Myatt


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