R SIG Debian - Jun 2008 - problem with rgl interactivity with R-2.7.1 and Ubuntu Hardy

I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value) do
nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
correctly on the desktop.

I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
my problem is or where I should start looking?

Mark

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Indiana University School of Medicine

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On 23 June 2008 at 20:31, Mark Kimpel wrote:
| I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
| Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
| interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value) do
| nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
| interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
| correctly on the desktop.
| 
| I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
| this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
| know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
| experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
| my problem is or where I should start looking?

I would start with 

	RSiteSearch("rgl ubuntu")

as Ben Bolker has answered this a few times. From memory, the fancy Compiz
desktop effects get in your way if you use the default Ubuntu setup.  

I use Kubuntu with KDE and have no issues with rgl.

Hth, Dirk

-- 
Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.

Dirk,

Yes, turning off Compiz solved the problem. Sorry for not researching
the problem better myself (is there an emoticon for "sheepish look"?).

Mark

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
wrote:
>
> On 23 June 2008 at 20:31, Mark Kimpel wrote:
> | I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
> | Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
> | interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value)
do
> | nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
> | interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
> | correctly on the desktop.
> |
> | I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
> | this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
> | know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
> | experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
> | my problem is or where I should start looking?
>
> I would start with
>
>        RSiteSearch("rgl ubuntu")
>
> as Ben Bolker has answered this a few times. From memory, the fancy Compiz
> desktop effects get in your way if you use the default Ubuntu setup.
>
> I use Kubuntu with KDE and have no issues with rgl.
>
> Hth, Dirk
>
> --
> Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
>
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-- 
Mark W. Kimpel MD ** Neuroinformatics ** Dept. of Psychiatry
Indiana University School of Medicine

15032 Hunter Court, Westfield, IN 46074

(317) 490-5129 Work, & Mobile & VoiceMail
(317) 663-0513 Home (no voice mail please)