Among other computers, I am using rw0642 on an IBM 300GL with 32MB RAM and Windows98. 1. If after opening rw0642 the first command is to help such as "? par", when the help window is closed by clicking X in the upper right corner of the help window the following message is shown This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists contact the program vendor. 2. I often cut code from wordpad and notepad to the clipboard and paste it in rw0642. If I cut and paste the following code par(ask=T) plot(rnorm(500),main="First") plot(rnorm(500),main="Second") The first plot is shown and I get the following in the console > par(ask=T) > plot(rnorm(500),main="First") Hit <Return> to see next plot: plot(rnorm(500 > ,main="Second") Error: syntax error If I cut and paste the following code par(ask=T) plot(rnorm(500),main="First") plot(rnorm(500),main="Second") Sometimes it works properly. This is didn't occur in previous versions. 2. The graphics pointer in "identify()" and "locator()" isn't visible in the Graphics Window. This didn't occur in versions before Rw0641. 3. Many times Rwinst reports "zip files not found" when I try to install an add-on package using Windows95. This appears not to happen using Windows98. 4. The subdirectories Mass, nnet, spatial, and class have to be copied to rw0642\library after instalation of VR5_3pl037 which complicates students' lives. 5. What is the minimum RAM necessary for Rw0642? I have found that it will run on computers with 32MB RAM but not with 16MB RAM. 6. It has been reported to me that the command "windows()" only copies the last graph rather then all of them as it did previously in other versions. 7. While running Rw0642 a single click on another minimized application on the task bar highlights the icon for Rw0642 and doesn't change applications. It requieres 2 clicks to change to the other application. Can someone help me with these details? Thank you very much. PBM -- Peter B. Mandeville mandevip at deimos.tc.uaslp.mx Jefe del Depto. de Inform?tica y Bioestad?stica rpe1531 at pasteur.fmed.uaslp.mx Facultad de Medicine Tel: 48 26-23-45 ext. 232 Universidad Aut?noma de San Luis Potos? Fax: 48 28-23-52 Av. V. Carranza 2405 Col. Los Filtros Apartado Postal 145 San Luis Potos?, S.L.P. 78210 M?xico -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Peter B. Mandeville wrote:> Among other computers, I am using rw0642 on an IBM 300GL with 32MB RAM and > Windows98.> 3. Many times Rwinst reports "zip files not found" when I try to install an > add-on package using Windows95. This appears not to happen using Windows98.> Can someone help me with these details?`It sometimes does not work' reports are frustratingly unhelpful. Could _you_ give the details and then we may be able to give the help. I no longer have a Win95 machine, so need very detailed diagnostics. Yes, I know VR53pl037 unpacks into its own directory: that is intentional, as you are supposed to read the top-level files. If your students can't cope with that, you could re-package a version of R for them as you like it (and write your own installer?). Alternatively, I could remove VR53pl037.zip, and let them install from the CRAN sources, when that tiny extra step will not be needed. -- Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272860 (secr) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 02:53:03PM +0000, Peter B. Mandeville wrote:> Among other computers, I am using rw0642 on an IBM 300GL with 32MB RAM and > Windows98. > > 1. If after opening rw0642 the first command is to help such as "? par", > when the help window is closed by clicking X in the upper right corner of > the help window the following message is shownThis is a bug. Strangely enough, I can replicate it under Win98 but not under WinNT. And also under Win98, it didn't happen all the time. Can you confirm that closing the help window after more than one have been open NEVER gives problems (I tried for 20 minutes today) ?> 2. I often cut code from wordpad and notepad to the clipboard and paste it > in rw0642. If I cut and paste the following code > > par(ask=T) > plot(rnorm(500),main="First") > plot(rnorm(500),main="Second") > > The first plot is shown and I get the following in the console > > > par(ask=T) > > plot(rnorm(500),main="First") > Hit <Return> to see next plot: plot(rnorm(500 > > ,main="Second") > Error: syntax errorThis is what is expected to happen: answer to "Hit <Return>..." is expected from the console but the console has some input pending.. Perhaps, you are wondering why the console 'automatically' return after processing only a part of the third line. The answer is that the R "read console" function returns either when a <Return> key is seen or when a maximum number of characters are seen (to avoid buffer overflow).> If I cut and paste the following code > > par(ask=T) > plot(rnorm(500),main="First") > > plot(rnorm(500),main="Second") > > Sometimes it works properly. This is didn't occur in previous versions. >I suppose that the blank line means "two pasting operation". This should work if the second paste is done AFTER responding to the "Hit <Return>...".> 2. The graphics pointer in "identify()" and "locator()" isn't visible in > the Graphics Window. This didn't occur in versions before Rw0641. >Are you running some 'complicated' desktop theme? If so, does the problem disappear when you run the default theme (from Control Pane - Desktop themes - select 'Predefined Windows'). Motivation of the two questions: starting from Rw0641, identify() and locator() change the cursor to a cross hair looking one; this should exist in every Windows installation; anyway, I observed that the way the event loop is run during 'identify' and friends is not appropriate if drawing the cursor require more time than the standard one. For this I have a fix which would appear in the next release. If you want, I will be glad to provide you with a revised 0.64.2 R.dll for testing.> 5. What is the minimum RAM necessary for Rw0642? I have found that it will > run on computers with 32MB RAM but not with 16MB RAM.I always test any new release on my daughter P100 16MB RAM Win95 machine (which is the lowest end machine I have access). So, at least on that machine, 16MB are enough. However, keep in mind that that standard values for vsize and nsize has been increased since 0.64.1. So, probably, you want to set them again to a smaller values.> > 6. It has been reported to me that the command "windows()" only copies the > last graph rather then all of them as it did previously in other versions. >I am lost. 'windows()' open a new graphic device. It shouldn't copy anything. guido -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._