R help - Oct 2009 - problem when resizing graphics devices

Dear R users,

When I try to resize a graphics device in R, I often get this warning 
message (mostly when I already have several other graphics devices open) 
: "Not enough memory to modify the size. Alpha blending is
desactivated"
(translation from the french message: "Mémoire insuffisante pour 
modifier la taille. L'"alpha blending" est désactivé").
Following this
message I sometimes succeed in trying to resize the device a second 
time, but sometimes I  then receive this new message: "Not enough memory 
to modify the size. The "device" will be closed". (translation
from the
french message: "Mémoire insuffisante pour modifier la taille. Le 
périphérique va être fermé") and then the graphics device shut, followed 
by the shuting of my whole R session!

I'm currently working with the R version 2.9.0 on windows (but I had the 
same problem with my previous R version)

Do you know what is the problem and how I can fix it?

Thanks a lot for your help





Lucie




--
Lucie Büchi
PhD Student

Department of Ecology and Evolution

University of Lausanne

1015 Dorigny

Switzerland




 		 	   		  
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Can you give us a reproducible example of R commands that cause these messages
on your system?  Like by creating simulated data.frames, opening several
devices, etc?
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> Subject: [R] problem when resizing graphics devices
> 
> 
> Dear R users,
> 
> When I try to resize a graphics device in R, I often get this warning
> message (mostly when I already have several other graphics devices open)
> : "Not enough memory to modify the size. Alpha blending is
desactivated"
> (translation from the french message: "M?moire insuffisante pour
> modifier la taille. L'"alpha blending" est d?sactiv?").
Following this
> message I sometimes succeed in trying to resize the device a second
> time, but sometimes I  then receive this new message: "Not enough
memory
> to modify the size. The "device" will be closed".
(translation from the
> french message: "M?moire insuffisante pour modifier la taille. Le
> p?riph?rique va ?tre ferm?") and then the graphics device shut,
followed
> by the shuting of my whole R session!
> 
> I'm currently working with the R version 2.9.0 on windows (but I had
the
> same problem with my previous R version)
> 
> Do you know what is the problem and how I can fix it?
> 
> Thanks a lot for your help
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lucie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Lucie B?chi
> PhD Student
> 
> Department of Ecology and Evolution
> 
> University of Lausanne
> 
> 1015 Dorigny
> 
> Switzerland
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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