I have 2 (related, I think) questions about positioning of windows within R. 1. I often work with a second monitor and sometimes like to arrange 1 or more plot windows on the second monitor, while keeping the console on the primary monitor (so I can see things better). I used to be able to do this (when using Windows XP), but it seems that now (using Windows 7) I can't even move the plot window outside of the parent R window. Is this a Windows 7 issue, or something I can fix with R preferences? 2. When I use the file menu to change directories I noticed 2 differences from Win XP to Win 7. In Win 7, 1) the bottom of the pop-up window is off the bottom of my computer, and 2) the directory tree defaults to something close to the root, regardless of the current working directory. In Win XP, the directory tree defaulted to the current working directory, which made it easy to jump up one folder, etc. Is there any way to make this the default behavior? I am using R 2.15.1 Thanks, Glenn Stauffer [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
On 13-02-27 5:33 PM, Glenn Stauffer wrote:> I have 2 (related, I think) questions about positioning of windows within R. > > 1. I often work with a second monitor and sometimes like to arrange 1 > or more plot windows on the second monitor, while keeping the console on the > primary monitor (so I can see things better). I used to be able to do this > (when using Windows XP), but it seems that now (using Windows 7) I can't > even move the plot window outside of the parent R window. Is this a Windows > 7 issue, or something I can fix with R preferences?Sounds like you are running in MDI mode, and want to be using SDI mode. See Edit | GUI preferences, or the choices when you do an install.> > 2. When I use the file menu to change directories I noticed 2 > differences from Win XP to Win 7. In Win 7, 1) the bottom of the pop-up > window is off the bottom of my computer, and 2) the directory tree defaults > to something close to the root, regardless of the current working directory. > In Win XP, the directory tree defaulted to the current working directory, > which made it easy to jump up one folder, etc. Is there any way to make this > the default behavior? > > I am using R 2.15.1That version isn't current, but I don't recall any changes related to this (not to say there weren't any). I'd upgrade to 2.15.3 when it is released later this week and see if you still have problems. Duncan Murdoch> > > > Thanks, > > Glenn Stauffer > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >
On 27/02/2013 22:33, Glenn Stauffer wrote:> I have 2 (related, I think) questions about positioning of windows within R. > > 1. I often work with a second monitor and sometimes like to arrange 1 > or more plot windows on the second monitor, while keeping the console on the > primary monitor (so I can see things better). I used to be able to do this > (when using Windows XP), but it seems that now (using Windows 7) I can't > even move the plot window outside of the parent R window. Is this a Windows > 7 issue, or something I can fix with R preferences?Run RGui with --sdi I don't believe it was ever intentionally possible to move MDI windows outside the frame.> 2. When I use the file menu to change directories I noticed 2 > differences from Win XP to Win 7. In Win 7, 1) the bottom of the pop-up > window is off the bottom of my computer, and 2) the directory tree defaults > to something close to the root, regardless of the current working directory. > In Win XP, the directory tree defaulted to the current working directory, > which made it easy to jump up one folder, etc. Is there any way to make this > the default behavior?Ask Microsoft not to change the behaviour of their common controls API.> I am using R 2.15.1Which is not current: R 2.15.3 will be released tomorrow. And you are comparing an old OS (Win7) with a very old one (XP): R for Windows was adapted for Win7 and before that, Vista, several years ago.> > > > Thanks, > > Glenn Stauffer > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >-- 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 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Glenn Stauffer <ges162 at psu.edu> wrote:> I have 2 (related, I think) questions about positioning of windows within R. > > 1. I often work with a second monitor and sometimes like to arrange 1 > or more plot windows on the second monitor, while keeping the console on the > primary monitor (so I can see things better). I used to be able to do this > (when using Windows XP), but it seems that now (using Windows 7) I can't > even move the plot window outside of the parent R window. Is this a Windows > 7 issue, or something I can fix with R preferences? > > 2. When I use the file menu to change directories I noticed 2 > differences from Win XP to Win 7. In Win 7, 1) the bottom of the pop-up > window is off the bottom of my computer, and 2) the directory tree defaults > to something close to the root, regardless of the current working directory. > In Win XP, the directory tree defaulted to the current working directory, > which made it easy to jump up one folder, etc. Is there any way to make this > the default behavior? > > I am using R 2.15.1 >Regarding (2) you might try adjusting the screen resolution.