From kleiweg at let.rug.nl  Thu Apr 24 01:03:54 2003
From: kleiweg at let.rug.nl (Peter Kleiweg)
Date: Thu Apr 24 00:04:07 2003
Subject: [Rd] Re: Default value for title in postscript()
In-Reply-To: <20030423212849.GI14368@hortresearch.co.nz>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304232346310.1214-100000@kleigh.nl>

# aldus Patrick Connolly :

> |> I tend to agree that a change might be useful --
> |> For the new default, I'd actually go further and propose
> |> something like (when file = "Rplots.ps")
> |>
> |>    "Rplots.ps [from R 1.7.0]"
>
> Sounds like a good idea though I always specify a file name myself.


> In general, back-compatibility is important, but in this case, who
> would be inconvenienced by not having the same '%%Title:' line in all
> their postscript files?  Someone more experienced might be able to
> imagine a case.  I can't.

If you want to do it properly, add something like this comment:

%%Creator: R : Copyright 2003, The R Development Core Team, Version 1.7.0  (2003-04-16)

Leave out the %%Title comment, unless the user specifies a title.

Adding a %%CreationDate comment might be useful.

-- 
Peter Kleiweg


[Rd] Re: Default value for title in postscript()
Peter Kleiweg