[R] svglite with multiple files

[Heinz Tuechler]

Dear Bert,

of course I have read the posting guide, almost two decades ago, but
usually I focus on reading carefully a posting before replying.
To be more precise, I did *not* ask about the svglite-package, as it
works as described.
My question was: "Is there a simple solution to make svglite() work like
svg() to produce several files?"
To make it more explicit for you, I could add "using standard packages
distributed with R".
So maybe you or others have some ideas, how to solve that question in a
convenient way. As mentioned I know complicated solutions, as e.g. call
svglite() before dev.off() after every plot.

best,
Heinz


Bert Gunter wrote/hat geschrieben on/am 09.12.2020 17:35:
> Sigh... Per the posting guide (which you have read, right?):
>
> "For questions about functions in standard packages distributed with R (see
> the FAQ Add-on packages in R
> <http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Add-on-packages-in-R>), ask
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> This certainly sounds like a question for the svglite maintainer,
> ?maintainer, who might know about "tricks" that one could use. Though you
> might get lucky here -- it's just that you should not expect to. If you
> tried to contact the maintainer but received no response, do include that
> info in your post.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bert
>
>
>
> Bert Gunter
>
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
> sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:33 AM Heinz Tuechler <tuechler using gmx.at> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> while svg() (package grDevices) can produce several files, svglite()
>> (package svglite) is limited to one file/page only (as documented in the
>> respective help page).
>> Is there a simple solution to make svglite() work like svg() to produce
>> several files?
>> Of course one could call svglite() before dev.off() after every plot.
>>
>> best regards,
>>
>> Heinz
>>
>> ## example
>> svg("Rplot%03d.svg")
>> plot(1)
>> plot(2)
>> plot(3)
>> dev.off()
>> ## three files Rplot001.svg, Rplot002.svg, Rplot003.svg are produced
>>
>> library(svglite)
>> svglite("Rplot-lite.svg")
>> plot(1)
>> plot(2) ## as documented: Error in plot.new() : svglite only supports
>> one page
>>
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