sds at podval.org
2006-Mar-29 15:01 UTC
[Rd] bug in pictex() (package:grDevices) (PR#8727)
> * Prof Brian Ripley <evcyrl at fgngf.bk.np.hx> [2006-03-29 15:39:17 +0100]: > > Have you reported this to pictex()'s author?no, I have no idea who that is.> Remember that it is a contributed graphics device, and not one r-core > is maintaining. You could also submit a patch yourself. > > There is quite a lot wrong with it, as it has not been more than > minimally updated for years.I see. I now submitted this bug via the web interface. (for some reason it is duplicated, sorry about that)> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Sam Steingold wrote: > >> The following message is a courtesy copy of an article >> that has been posted to gmane.comp.lang.r.general as well. >> >> running >> pictex() >> plot(1:11,(-5:5)^2, type='b', main="Simple_Example_Plot") >> dev.off() >> (as in the pictex example, but with underscores instead of spaces). >> the TeX file contains >> >> \put {Simple_Example_Plot} [lB] <0.00pt,0.00pt> at 124.00 275.33 >> >> the underscores have a special meaning in TeX, so they should be quoted >> or converted to dashes.-- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) on Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz) http://www.honestreporting.com http://www.memri.org http://www.camera.org http://www.dhimmi.com http://www.savegushkatif.org http://www.iris.org.il What's the difference between Apathy & Ignorance? -I don't know and don't care!