Export plot to file via Cairo device — export_plot

High-resolution plot export using the Cairo rendering engine for superior anti-aliasing and cross-platform font rendering.

Usage

export_plot_cairo(
  file,
  plot,
  format = "png",
  width = 7,
  height = 5,
  res = 600,
  draw_fun = NULL
)

Arguments

file: Character. Output file path.
plot: A ggplot or grid object to export.
format: Character. One of "png", "svg", or "pdf". Default = "png".
width: Numeric. Plot width in inches. Default = 7.
height: Numeric. Plot height in inches. Default = 5.
res: Numeric. Output resolution (DPI) for PNG. Default = 600, minimum 96.
draw_fun: Function. Optional custom draw function (e.g. gridExtra::grid.arrange for multi-panel layouts). If NULL, print(plot) is used.

Value

Invisibly returns the file path. Called for its side effect of creating the file.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
p <- ggplot2::ggplot(mtcars, ggplot2::aes(wt, mpg)) + ggplot2::geom_point()
export_plot_cairo("plot.png", p)
export_plot_cairo("plot.pdf", p, format = "pdf")
} # }