R help - Aug 2011 - Sweave: pdf-graphics got three times lager with R 2.13.1

Dear R-Users,

I am using R for years now but recently I encounter a problem with the
pdf-size of graphics generated with sweave. However, I am new in this forum.
Hence, please don't hesitate if I am wrong here.

I use a script which runs perfectly in R 2.11.1 and the pdf-size of the
graphs is about 3 KB. Running the same script with R 2.13.1 the file size
increases to 12 KB. I am using about 300 pdf-pictures in my tex-file,
generated by sweave. So this change in file size is dramatic for the finally
pdf-file.

Has somebody an explanation for this phenomenon?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Erik

Here some more facts:
- I am running a windows system (same problem with linux system)
- This is an example of my code chunk:
<&lt;fig=TRUE,echo=false,width=4,height=0.6&gt;>PlotFunctionRef2(daten,daten_ref1,daten_ref2,g=1)
//plotting function
@


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On 04.08.2011 13:44, eriksengewald wrote:
> Dear R-Users,
>
> I am using R for years now but recently I encounter a problem with the
> pdf-size of graphics generated with sweave. However, I am new in this
forum.
> Hence, please don't hesitate if I am wrong here.
>
> I use a script which runs perfectly in R 2.11.1 and the pdf-size of the
> graphs is about 3 KB. Running the same script with R 2.13.1 the file size
> increases to 12 KB. I am using about 300 pdf-pictures in my tex-file,
> generated by sweave. So this change in file size is dramatic for the
finally
> pdf-file.
>
> Has somebody an explanation for this phenomenon?

Sometimes improvements to the device functions may lead to such a 
phenomenon. In this case maybe since the plots are actually really 
small, some overhead matters.

A minimal reproducible example would help that someone looks into the 
details, but I doubt this is too important here. I also doubt this is 
Sweave related. Have you tried a minimal example with the pdf() device 
directly? Have you read the NEWs about changes since R-2.11.1?

Best,
Uwe Ligges



> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Erik
>
> Here some more facts:
> - I am running a windows system (same problem with linux system)
> - This is an example of my code chunk:
> <&lt;fig=TRUE,echo=false,width=4,height=0.6&gt;>>
PlotFunctionRef2(daten,daten_ref1,daten_ref2,g=1) //plotting function
> @
>
>
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> View this message in context:
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