New R (3.4) introduces errors when using showtext

[thomasjwood]

In the previous R version (3.3.3), this

library(ggplot2)
library(showtext)

font.add.google("Lato")

p1 <- ggplot(diamonds, aes(depth, price)) +
  geom_point() +
  theme_minimal(base_family = "Lato")

showtext.auto()
ggsave(plot = p1, "trial.pdf")

works:

but in the version of R (3.4) you instead get

Error in grid.Call.graphics(C_text, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y,  : 
  invalid font type

[yixuan]

Did you try to reinstall the package using R 3.4?

[thomasjwood]

That fixed it--thanks! Sorry for the false alarm.

[yixuan]

No problem. Thanks for the report.