[R] "par(tcl=0.5,las=1)" doesn't work

[David Winsemius]

> On Jan 7, 2016, at 12:30 AM, Hans Haußmann <hhaussmann at arcor.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bert Gunter and David Winsemius,
> 
> sorry for sending my first post to R-help in German and thank you David for your efforts to translate.
> 
> Here are two scripts now. In the first one the graphics parameters "tcl" and "las" are not recognized, in the second one they are. Why not in the first one?
> 
> I am not sure whether I may attach the outputs of the two scripts, I just try.

Dear Hans;

When using "external" or "non-interactive graphics devices, you need to put the par call after the device is opened rather than before it. 

Try instead:

S=read.table("Sarrazin-2.5",as.is = default.stringsAsFactors())
# moved this call after the device opening call

png(file="partest-2.png",width=580,height=580)
par(tcl=0.5,las=1)
dev.control("enable") 
plot(V3,V2,xlab=" ",ylab="BIP, rel. zu Deutschland", pch=16,xlim=c(630,930),ylim=c(95,135))
dev.off()


Best;
David.

> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Hans Haußmann (Haussmann)
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David Winsemius
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