You could try using the Symbol font's solid circle as pch , octmode
267, if I am reading the output from the TestChars function on the
points help page correctly.
BTW, I opened your document in GIMP and it shows "q"'s as well.
--
david.
On Dec 30, 2010, at 5:59 PM, Adam Carr wrote:
Good Evening:
I am putting together a large report with plots created in R, V
2.12.0. Most of
the plots are created using ggplot2 V0.8.9. I use R's pdf() command
to export
the plot to a pdf file. I am exporting the plots and attempting to
edit the
title text in Inkscape primarily because ggplot2 does not support
superscript or
subscript formatting in the title text. For the report I am working
on these
formats are essential.
I am running the R version mentioned above and Inkscape 0.48 on a
Windows XP
machine with the following system details:
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11 GenuineIntel ~1995 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO 7LETB7WW (2.17 ), 4/25/2008
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.62 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 8.69 GB
I do not think this is a ggplot2-specific problem.
I use a simple version of the pdf() command to export the file that
includes the
file name and path only. The PDF looks fine actually, it is the
restriction on
text editing caused by Adobe's intepretation of the graphic that is
the problem.
I have attached two files to this email:
1. An R-exported pdf file exactly as it looks as opened in Adobe
Reader V9. This
file is named exportforinkscapeforum.pdf.
2. An example of the way the plot appears after I import it into
Inkscape. This
file is named Example of How Imported File Appears in Inkscape.pdf.
The problem I have is that when I import the pdf into Inkscape the
solid, filled
circles on the plot are converted to the lower case letter q. I read
about
similar problems on R-help.org and other R-related sites, but the
descriptions I
found seemed to indicate that the lower case q was visible in the
pdf file when
opened with Adobe or other viewers. This does not seem to be my
problem.
I posted this problem to the Inkscape forum and received a reply
suggesting that
Adobe is interpreting the solid, filled circles not as solid, filled
circles but
as font objects. The user who replied suggested that I look for the
Zpf Dingbat
font embedded in the PDF and it is in fact there. This is the font
Adobe is
applying to my solid, filled circles. Apparently there are known
issues with
Inkscape's ability to import fonts via PDF and the problem is
documented on
their bug list.
The Inkscape user asked if there was any way that R could be coerced
to use
actual circles or paths for the points. I am not aware of a way to
do this so
any input from anyone here would be greatly appreciated.
To briefly return to my main problem: if there is another way to
edit the main
title text to include a superscripted character (in my particular
case it is
Unicode character 00AE, the registered trademark sign) I would
appreciate the
insight.
Any help on this issue would be appreciated.
Adam
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