[R] Pdf file size for very scatter plots

[jim holtman]

Have you tried using  pch='.'?

Also you might consider using 'hexbin' for creating the scatter plot.

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Nazareno Andrade
<nazareno at lsd.ufcg.edu.br> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am plotting a scatter plot for a large sample (1e+05 ordered pairs).
> This produces a large (~5MB) file in a pdf or postscript terminal, and
> I am wondering whether there are methods for reducing the size of the
> resulting file so that it is easier to include it in a document. I'd
> rather stick with pdf or ps as I am using latex.
>
> thanks,
> Nazareno
>
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Jim Holtman
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What is the problem that you are trying to solve?