Even if Heather is using a suboptimal way to export graphics, it still 
shouldn't crash R though. Heather, if this is in any way reproducible, please 
include the code that causes the crash. Also, run R from the terminal with 
"--vanilla" option when reproducing if possible (to ensure a clean session), 
and include the output after the crash. (E.g., "Segmentation fault", or 
whatever it may be.)

Davor

On 2013-01-29, at 3:45 AM, Duncan Murdoch wrote:

> On 13-01-25 10:59 AM, Heather CHAPMAN wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Can anyone suggest some help for saving or copying graphs I've created
>> in the Quartz screen? I've read the R-FAQ and tried to search for
>> answers, but have not found anything. I'm using a Mac, Mountain Lion OS,
>> and have version 2.15.2 of R.
> 
> I don't know the cause of the problem you're seeing, but I generally 
> recommend to people that they generate graphs in the final format, rather 
> than saving them from some other format.
> 
> In your case, that would mean working out the code to make your plot look 
> good on screen, then redo it all directly to the pdf device, by simply 
> wrapping the code in
> 
> pdf(file="foo.pdf")
> ... your code to draw the plot ...
> dev.off()
> 
> This is preferable because the graphics system makes some choices (spacing, 
> etc.) based on the characteristics of the output device; if you copy from a 
> screen device to a print device, those
> choices may be different.
> 
> Duncan Murdoch
>> 
>> 
>> When I save a graphic, the process either crashes R, or if it saves a
>> file, when I open it I get a blank file or an error message that reads
>> "The file Rplot.pdf could not be opened." When I try to copy the graphic
>> instead to paste into any other program (Word, Excel, etc), a blank
>> image frame is all I get. I have also tried running graphics and either
>> saving or exporting from RStudio and have the same issues.
>> 
>> 
>> I assume there is some package I've not loaded or some bug fix I need to
>> get, but I can't find any documentation about it. Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Heather Chapman
>> 
>> 
>> Heather Chapman
>> Senior Research Analyst for Assessment
>> Office of Institutional Effectiveness
>> 4002 University Circle
>> Ogden, Utah 84408
>> Phone: (801) 626-7177
>> 
>> 
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