# Check windows font mappings
windowsFonts() # Show windows font mappings
# 14.2b Remapping windows fonts ========================================== 14.2b
png(filename = "illustrations/fig-14-3-windowsFonts.png",
units = "in", # Set measurements in inches
res = 1200, # Set resolution at 1200dpi
width = 6, # Width at 6 inches
height = 4) # Height at 4 inches
par(mfcol = c(2, 1)) # Set up 2 plots vertically
par(mai = c(.85, .85, .5, .25)) # Set margins
windowsFonts( # Reassign the sans font
sans = "TT Comic Sans MS") # to Comic Sans
plot(myV1, myV2, type = "b", # A simple plot
main = "Some Comic Sans Action!", # A Title
family = "sans") # Font family for plot
windowsFonts( # Reassign serif font
serif = "TT Blackadder ITC") # to Blackadder ITC
plot(myV1, myV2, type = "b", # A simple plot
main =
"Please don't use this font!", # A title for the plot
family = "serif") # Font family for plot
dev.off() # Output png file
# Reset fonts to defaults (Please!)
windowsFonts(sans = "TT Arial") # Reset fonts back to defaults
windowsFonts(serif = "TT Times New Roman")
Figure 14-3: Windows Fonts
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