R help - Apr 2012 - Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.

It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.

Michael

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory <geotheory1 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
>
> On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> The GUI's are OS specific -- which is yours?
>
> You might also want to check out RStudio -- also open source -- which
> provides a very nice cross-platform IDE: http://rstudio.org/
>
> There are nice coloration options (both customizable and by default)
> -- I quite like the cobalt theme
>
> Michael
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:04 AM, geotheory <geotheory1 at gmail.com>
wrote:
>> Am encountering two related problems since the 2.15 release.
=C2=A0Apolog> ies in
>> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.
=C2> =A0I'm
>> using the basic R GUI.
>>
>> 1: I use a black environment for no glare, so pre-version 2.15 I've
had
>> black backgrounds and white text. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my
script > window
>> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I
canno> t
>> find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone know
w> hich one
>> its supposed to be?
>>
>> 2: I initially changed the script window to mid grey (so I could see
the
>> text) and saving to the standard 'Rconsole' file, but now R
fails to
>> remember that setting when it reloads. =C2=A0So I've tried
resetting the > GUI
>> settings by deleting all 'Rconsole' files (found 1 on C drive
and the one> ?in
>> my personal R folder) but to no avail. It just doesn't remember new
>> settings, and its unclear where R is getting its current GUI settings
fro> m.
>> Rrrrr!
>>
>> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project
please
>> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And
user-f> riendly
>> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
>>
>> --
>> View this message in context:
http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rconsole-file>
-fails-to-remember-GUI-settings-and-script-window-text-colour-option-is-mis>
sing-tp4592349p4592349.html
>> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
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Hi

Isn't possible just to change values in etc/Rconsole file?

## Colours for console and pager(s)
# (see rwxxxx/etc/rgb.txt for the known colours).
background = White
normaltext = NavyBlue
usertext = Red
highlight = DarkRed

You can customise it and keep your setting somewhere. With each new 
installation just copy appropriate part aof Rconsole file and save it.

Regards
Petr
> 
> Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.
> 
> It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
> someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
> issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.
> 
> Michael
> 
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory <geotheory1 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Hi there
> >
> > Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
> >
> > On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> > The GUI's are OS specific -- which is yours?
> >
> > You might also want to check out RStudio -- also open source -- which
> > provides a very nice cross-platform IDE: http://rstudio.org/
> >
> > There are nice coloration options (both customizable and by default)
> > -- I quite like the cobalt theme
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:04 AM, geotheory <geotheory1 at
gmail.com>
wrote:
> >> Am encountering two related problems since the 2.15 release. 
=C2=A0Apolog> > ies in
> >> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it
is.
=C2> > =A0I'm
> >> using the basic R GUI.
> >>
> >> 1: I use a black environment for no glare, so pre-version 2.15
I've
had
> >> black backgrounds and white text. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my 
script > > window
> >> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now
I
canno> > t
> >> find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone
know w> > hich one
> >> its supposed to be?
> >>
> >> 2: I initially changed the script window to mid grey (so I could
see
the
> >> text) and saving to the standard 'Rconsole' file, but now
R fails to
> >> remember that setting when it reloads. =C2=A0So I've tried
resetting
the > > GUI
> >> settings by deleting all 'Rconsole' files (found 1 on C
drive and the
one> >  in
> >> my personal R folder) but to no avail. It just doesn't
remember new
> >> settings, and its unclear where R is getting its current GUI
settings
fro> > m.
> >> Rrrrr!
> >>
> >> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great
project
please
> >> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And
user-f> > riendly
> >> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
> >>
> >> --
> >> View this message in context: 
http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rconsole-file> > 
-fails-to-remember-GUI-settings-and-script-window-text-colour-option-is-mis>
> sing-tp4592349p4592349.html
> >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide 
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.h> > tml
> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide 
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.