[R] Size of win.metafile

[Jinsong Zhao]

On 2014/5/27 10:32, Boris Steipe wrote:
> What does Word "think" the object's size is? Is it 4x4 scaled at 133% ? Or is it 5.33 x 5.33 scaled at 100%?
>
> B.

Thanks for pointing me the scaling factor.

I checked them. For the plot pasted into Word, i.e., 4"x4", the plot is 
scaled at 75%. The original size is same as the one produced by 
``win.metafile'' and inserted into Word.

Now, it regresses to my original question.

Best,
Jinsong

>
>
>> On May 27, 2014, at 12:28, Jinsong Zhao <jszhao at yeah.net> wrote:
>>
>> Jean,
>>
>> Thank you for checking the problem. I have the same software with you.
>>
>> If I created plot with
>> windows(width = 4, height = 4, pointsize = 10)
>> plot(1:10)
>> Then I "copy as metafile" and paste it into Word. I can get the correct size.
>>
>> However, if I select "save as metafile" and save it as "abc.emf", then I insert plot from file in Word. I get a plot with size 5.333" x 5.333" and font 16 pt. It's same as creating a plot with win.metafile().
>>
>> I don't know why there is different.
>>
>> P.S., I run R in a Windows 7 Pro. laptop with screen resolution 1388 x 768 px and 96 dpi.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jinsong
>>
>>> On 2014/5/27 5:51, Adams, Jean wrote:
>>> Jinsong,
>>>
>>> When I use your code to create the abcd.emf file, and then copy and
>>> paste it into Word, I end up with a 4" x 4" plot with 12 pt font, just
>>> as you intended.  I'm using R version 3.1.0, and Word 2010 version
>>> 14.0.7116.5000.  Not sure why it works differently for you.
>>>
>>> Jean
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Jinsong Zhao <jszhao at yeah.net
>>> <mailto:jszhao at yeah.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi there,
>>>
>>>     I hope to use the emf plot produced by R in Word. However, I have
>>>     problems with setting the plot size. Here is a mini-example code:
>>>
>>>     win.metafile("abcd.emf", height =4, width=4)
>>>     plot(1:10)
>>>     dev.off()
>>>
>>>     I hope to get a emf plot with size 4x4in and pointsize 12pt.
>>>     However, I got a plot with size 5.333x5.333in and pointsize 16pt in
>>>     Word. It seems that the emf file report its resolution with 96dpi,
>>>     but Word assume it with 72dpi.
>>>
>>>     How to control on the dpi? (In my opinion, vector plot has nothing
>>>     to do with dpi). I just hope to control the size and pointsize with
>>>     something like the code above.
>>>
>>>     Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>     Best,
>>>     Jinsong
>>