R help - Nov 2002 - plot(...,type='h') and the pdf driver don't play nice

With R 1.6.1 on NT, if I do 

   plot(1:10, type='h', lwd=10)

nice rectangular boxes emerge. But in the case of 

   pdf("foo.pdf"); plot(1:10, type='h', lwd=10); dev.off()

the boxes have (IMHO at least) ugly rounded edges. Is that intentional?

Thanks, Dirk

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Yes.  Try in postscript() too.  I just followed postscript, but
consciously that one had to specify the desired behaviour.

That's not the way to draw boxes ....

Sophisticated graphics interfaces have options for how lines end and join,
but S's (and hence R's) predates such things.  )But Windows' GDI
does not,
as far as I know.)

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
>
> With R 1.6.1 on NT, if I do
>
>    plot(1:10, type='h', lwd=10)
>
> nice rectangular boxes emerge. But in the case of
>
>    pdf("foo.pdf"); plot(1:10, type='h', lwd=10);
dev.off()
>
> the boxes have (IMHO at least) ugly rounded edges. Is that intentional?
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