R devel - Jan 2008 - Change Dir issue in Vista (PR#10561)

Full_Name: Paul Fannin
Version: 2.6.0 and 2.6.1
OS: Windows Vista Enterprise
Submission from: (NULL) (164.107.68.250)


When going to File>Change Dir... and clicking the Browse button, you are only
permitted to go into directories on the desktop.  I tested versions 2.2.0 to
2.51, and they will all allow you to navigate essentially any directory with the
Browse button.

Oh please do try not to annoy those who give you the free gift of R!

1) This is a repeat of two previous bug reports: look in the Windows-fixed 
section on the bug repository.

2) It is documented in R 2.6.1: see ?choose.dir.

3) It has already been worked around in R-patched and R-devel.

Reporting already fixed bugs is really annoying, and specifically warned 
against in the FAQ.  Especially since the root of the bug is a broken 
Windows Vista system call, and not our fault.

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, fannin.14 at fisher.osu.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: Paul Fannin
> Version: 2.6.0 and 2.6.1
> OS: Windows Vista Enterprise
> Submission from: (NULL) (164.107.68.250)
>
>
> When going to File>Change Dir... and clicking the Browse button, you are
only
> permitted to go into directories on the desktop.  I tested versions 2.2.0
to
> 2.51, and they will all allow you to navigate essentially any directory
with the
> Browse button.
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