Hi, I would like to export a plot from R by copying it as a pdf to the clipboard (in OS X), while running in batch mode. The idea would be to wrap R's graphing capabilities in a simple GUI, which would grab the result from the clipboard and display it in an NSView. I could use a temporary file on disk, but that seems not so elegant. Thanks, Tom Elliott
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2 messages · Tom Elliott, Simon Urbanek
Tom,
On Oct 1, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Tom Elliott wrote:
I would like to export a plot from R by copying it as a pdf to the clipboard (in OS X), while running in batch mode. The idea would be to wrap R's graphing capabilities in a simple GUI, which would grab the result from the clipboard and display it in an NSView. I could use a temporary file on disk, but that seems not so elegant.
Great. So what is the question? There are many ways to do this. Which device do you plan to use and which of the steps are you stuck at? I'd suggest ?pipe, ?pdf, ?Cairo, ?quartz ... As of temporary files, most methods involve temporary files on the R side anyway (except for Cairo+patched R) and if you want a NSView then it's probably easiest to get it right away from Quartz - no need to create pdf at all. Cheers, Simon