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Export queued SVGs to PNG via Inkscape

Source: R/plots.R
export_pngs.Rd

Runs all pending Inkscape export actions stored in the internal queue, invoking Inkscape to produce PNG files from previously saved SVGs.

Usage

export_pngs(background = "white")

Arguments

background

Background color for PNG export, passed to Inkscape as an export-background:{...} action. If NULL, no background action is added. Defaults to "white".

Value

The exit status returned by Inkscape (0 indicates success). Invisibly returns NULL if the queue is empty or if Inkscape cannot be located.

Details

This function reads queued Inkscape actions from .fundsr$inkscape_queue, optionally prepends an export-background:{background} action, and executes Inkscape using base::system2().

The Inkscape executable is searched for in the following order:

  1. user-supplied config (fundsr.inkscape option or INKSCAPE environment variable)

  2. an inkscape executable available on the system PATH

  3. common installation locations (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.)

On success, the internal queue is cleared. On failure, the queue is left intact and a message is printed.

See also

clear_inkscape_queue(), save_plot()