Re: [R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-21 Thread Waichler, Scott R
Dr. Ripley, Thank you, yes, it's the anti-aliasing thing again. I'm using Redhat EL4, R-2.8.0, and pdf(). I had the problem with images displayed in xpdf, even with xpdf -aa no. I do not get the problem in Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux. I'll try harder to remember this point. Scott Waichler Pac

Re: [R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-20 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
Most likely this is a bug in your pdf viewer: try turning off anti-aliasing there (or use a better viewer, if that is not an option). It is a symptom of anti-aliasing of the rectangles used to plot image pixels. You haven't told us which 'a pdf device' and there are several for R, depending on

Re: [R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-20 Thread Waichler, Scott R
Greg, > The rimage package has functions for reading in and plotting > jpeg files that you could use for displaying the photograph. > If you then can find 2 points in the image (not on the same > horizontal or vertical line) for which you know the > coordinates in the coordinate system that y

Re: [R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-13 Thread Greg Snow
: [R] Using an image background with graphics I would like to use a map or aerial photo as a background to plotting solid lines and text, and semi-transparent color contours, in base and lattice graphics. Plot coordinates need to be consistent with the georeferenced background. For example, a color

Re: [R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-13 Thread Dylan Beaudette
On Monday 13 October 2008, Waichler, Scott R wrote: > I would like to use a map or aerial photo as a background to plotting > solid lines and text, and semi-transparent color contours, in base and > lattice graphics. Plot coordinates need to be consistent with the > georeferenced background. For

[R] Using an image background with graphics

2008-10-13 Thread Waichler, Scott R
I would like to use a map or aerial photo as a background to plotting solid lines and text, and semi-transparent color contours, in base and lattice graphics. Plot coordinates need to be consistent with the georeferenced background. For example, a color contour plot would have an gray-toned aeri