thematic (version 0.1.0)

thematic_save_plot: Capture a thematic plot as a saved file

Description

Uses a device to capture the result of an expression (expr) that produces a plot. If default_device() is used, custom fonts (specified through font_spec()) are guaranteed to work, as long as one of either the showtext or ragg package(s) are installed.

Usage

thematic_save_plot(
  expr,
  device = default_device(),
  filename = tempfile(fileext = ".png"),
  ...
)
default_device(type = c("png", "svg", "pdf", "tiff", "jpeg"))

Arguments

expr

an expression that produces a plot.

device

a graphics device to use for capturing the plot.

filename

a filename for the produced plot. The file extension should match the relevant device.

...

arguments passed along to the graphics device.

type

the type of output format

Value

the filename of the produced plot.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
library(thematic)
font <- font_spec("Rock Salt", scale = 1.25)
thematic_on("black", "white", font = font)
file <- thematic_save_plot(plot(1:10), res = 144)
if (interactive()) browseURL(file)
# }