The grImport2 package imports vector images that are stored in the SVG image format for inclusion within images generated by R. The original grImport package performs the same task, but instead using PostScript images as its source image format. This technical report describes the steps taken to improve not only the grImport package, but also follows the development of two new packages, grImport2 and grConvert. The latter, grConvert, converts images from popular vector image formats (PostScript, PDF and SVG) into valid input formats for grImport and grImport2. The grImport2 package is an entirely new package that does not suffer from some limitations of the grImport package, whose limitations are primarily due to the dependence on the PostScript image format.
Simon Potter and Paul Murrell
