R help - Jul 2007 - Open two graphic devices at a time

Hello,

I would like to export my plots to harddisk (jpeg or pdf). I know that could
be done with pdf(...) and jpeg(...).
But my problem is that if I open e.g. the pdf device my plot does not appear
on the screen. If I plot to the x11 device and try to export later the
outputfile is damaged.
How can I manage that problem? I want to see my plots on screen and want to
export them. Is there a chance to open two different devices, or is the only
way printing twice. One time to x11() and one time to pdf()?

Thanks a lot for any idea
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Hi

far from beeing an expert in graphic devices AFAIK you can either see your 
graph on screen (x11 device) or to open other device (pdf, png, ...) and 
to issue plotting commands to that device. Do not forget

dev.off()

after your plot is finished.

Or you can save your plot by menu command File/Save as... (on Windows), 
which you did not specify.

Regards
Petr

r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch napsal dne 25.07.2007 15:55:12:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to export my plots to harddisk (jpeg or pdf). I know that 
could
> be done with pdf(...) and jpeg(...).
> But my problem is that if I open e.g. the pdf device my plot does not 
appear
> on the screen. If I plot to the x11 device and try to export later the
> outputfile is damaged.
> How can I manage that problem? I want to see my plots on screen and want 
to
> export them. Is there a chance to open two different devices, or is the 
only
> way printing twice. One time to x11() and one time to pdf()?
> 
> Thanks a lot for any idea
> -- 
> View this message in context: 
http://www.nabble.com/Open-two-graphic-devices-
> at-a-time-tf4142321.html#a11783029
> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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