R devel - Apr 2004 - Macintosh -- changing working directory (PR#6749)

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 paolillo@indiana.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: John C. Paolillo
> Version: 1.8.1 Aqua
> OS: Mac OS X 10.3
> Submission from: (NULL) (12.223.226.232)
>
>
> Changing working directory (Tools menu) in R-Aqua causes a fatal error that
> forces the computer to restart immediately after setting the directory in
the
> dialog box (screen grays and displays a message saying you need to hold the
> power key for several seconds, several languages displayed).
I don't have a GUI version of 1.8.1 available, but this doesn't happen
to
me with the 1.9.0beta. It looks as if it is either specific to your
computer or fixed.

	-thomas

it is a problem with preferences sync. This should no longer happen in 
1.9.0.

stefano
On Apr 8, 2004, at 9:44 PM, tlumley@u.washington.edu wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 paolillo@indiana.edu wrote:
>
>> Full_Name: John C. Paolillo
>> Version: 1.8.1 Aqua
>> OS: Mac OS X 10.3
>> Submission from: (NULL) (12.223.226.232)
>>
>>
>> Changing working directory (Tools menu) in R-Aqua causes a fatal 
>> error that
>> forces the computer to restart immediately after setting the 
>> directory in the
>> dialog box (screen grays and displays a message saying you need to 
>> hold the
>> power key for several seconds, several languages displayed).
>
> I don't have a GUI version of 1.8.1 available, but this doesn't
happen
> to
> me with the 1.9.0beta. It looks as if it is either specific to your
> computer or fixed.
>
> 	-thomas
>
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