Cairo: R Graphics Device using Cairo Graphics Library for Creating
High-Quality Bitmap (PNG, JPEG, TIFF), Vector (PDF, SVG,
PostScript) and Display (X11 and Win32) Output
R graphics device using cairographics library that can be used to create high-quality vector (PDF, PostScript and SVG) and bitmap output (PNG,JPEG,TIFF), and high-quality rendering in displays (X11 and Win32). Since it uses the same back-end for all output, copying across formats is WYSIWYG. Files are created without the dependence on X11 or other external programs. This device supports alpha channel (semi-transparent drawing) and resulting images can contain transparent and semi-transparent regions. It is ideal for use in server environments (file output) and as a replacement for other devices that don't have Cairo's capabilities such as alpha support or anti-aliasing. Backends are modular such that any subset of backends is supported.
| Version: |
1.7-0 |
| Depends: |
R (≥ 2.7.0) |
| Imports: |
grDevices, graphics |
| Suggests: |
png |
| Enhances: |
FastRWeb |
| Published: |
2025-10-29 |
| DOI: |
10.32614/CRAN.package.Cairo |
| Author: |
Simon Urbanek 
[aut, cre, cph] (https://urbanek.org),
Jeffrey Horner [aut] |
| Maintainer: |
Simon Urbanek <Simon.Urbanek at r-project.org> |
| License: |
GPL-2 | GPL-3 |
| URL: |
http://www.rforge.net/Cairo/ |
| NeedsCompilation: |
yes |
| SystemRequirements: |
cairo (>= 1.2 http://www.cairographics.org/) |
| Materials: |
NEWS |
| CRAN checks: |
Cairo results |
Documentation:
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Reverse dependencies:
| Reverse imports: |
adepro, airship, dextergui, FastRWeb, flowCut, forsearch, ggrastr, iSTATS, memery, mmaqshiny, patternplot, rcssci, scde, SGP, ultrapolaRplot, valhallr, visStatistics, visvow |
| Reverse suggests: |
a4, a4Base, ADaCGH2, animation, aroma.core, BoutrosLab.plotting.general, colleyRstats, ComplexHeatmap, CONSTANd, corclass, cowplot, dexter, dplR, gaawr2, ggmcmc, gtrellis, hamlet, hetu, htmltools, imager, metaviz, microbiome, motifStack, ngsReports, plotdap, plotly, QurvE, R.devices, repr, shiny, sorvi, StanMoMo, stars, TAD, thematic, viscomplexr, WeightedCluster |
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