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If a quartz device is available (i.e., capabilities("aqua") is
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If the Cairo package is installed (and the shiny.usecairo option
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<h1>Capture a plot as a PNG file.</h1>
<small class="dont-index">Source: <a href="https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/blob/rc-v1.12.1/R/imageutils.R" class="external-link"><code>R/imageutils.R</code></a></small>
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<p>The PNG graphics device used is determined in the following order:</p><ul><li><p>If the ragg package is installed (and the <code>shiny.useragg</code> is not
set to <code>FALSE</code>), then use <code><a href="https://ragg.r-lib.org/reference/agg_png.html" class="external-link">ragg::agg_png()</a></code>.</p></li>
<li><p>If a quartz device is available (i.e., <code>capabilities("aqua")</code> is
<code>TRUE</code>), then use <code>png(type = "quartz")</code>.</p></li>
<li><p>If the Cairo package is installed (and the <code>shiny.usecairo</code> option
is not set to <code>FALSE</code>), then use <code><a href="https://rdrr.io/pkg/Cairo/man/Cairo.html" class="external-link">Cairo::CairoPNG()</a></code>.</p></li>
<li><p>Otherwise, use <code><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/grDevices/png.html" class="external-link">grDevices::png()</a></code>. In this case, Linux and Windows
may not antialias some point shapes, resulting in poor quality output.</p></li>
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<div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code><span><span class="fu">plotPNG</span><span class="op">(</span></span>
<span> <span class="va">func</span>,</span>
<span> filename <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/tempfile.html" class="external-link">tempfile</a></span><span class="op">(</span>fileext <span class="op">=</span> <span class="st">".png"</span><span class="op">)</span>,</span>
<span> width <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fl">400</span>,</span>
<span> height <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fl">400</span>,</span>
<span> res <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fl">72</span>,</span>
<span> <span class="va">...</span></span>
<span><span class="op">)</span></span></code></pre></div>
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<h2>Arguments</h2>
<dl><dt id="arg-func">func<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-func"></a></dt>
<dd><p>A function that generates a plot.</p></dd>
<dt id="arg-filename">filename<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-filename"></a></dt>
<dd><p>The name of the output file. Defaults to a temp file with
extension <code>.png</code>.</p></dd>
<dt id="arg-width">width<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-width"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Width in pixels.</p></dd>
<dt id="arg-height">height<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-height"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Height in pixels.</p></dd>
<dt id="arg-res">res<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-res"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Resolution in pixels per inch. This value is passed to the
graphics device. Note that this affects the resolution of PNG rendering in
R; it won't change the actual ppi of the browser.</p></dd>
<dt id="arg--">...<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg--"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Arguments to be passed through to the graphics device. These can
be used to set the width, height, background color, etc.</p></dd>
</dl></div>
<div id="value">
<h2>Value</h2>
<p>A path to the newly generated PNG file.</p>
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<div id="details">
<h2>Details</h2>
<p>A <code>NULL</code> value provided to <code>width</code> or <code>height</code> is ignored (i.e., the
default <code>width</code> or <code>height</code> of the graphics device is used).</p>
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