Limitations

Worked examples of plotpress’s known limitations – what causes each one, how large the effect is, and when it matters. These are deliberate trade-offs rather than bugs; Limitations explains the reasoning behind them.

Font metrics: which families plotpress can measure

Font metrics: which families plotpress can measure

Density estimates: binned above a few thousand points

Density estimates: binned above a few thousand points

Text is single-line, and PNG is a separate renderer

Text is single-line, and PNG is a separate renderer

Non-uniform meshes: vector cells by default, and when raster comes back

Non-uniform meshes: vector cells by default, and when raster comes back

The vector/raster trade at real scale: forcing it past the limit

The vector/raster trade at real scale: forcing it past the limit