[ESS-bugs] [R] R grahics: Save as hangs computer

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 1/5/2007 9:58 AM, Martin Maechler wrote:
>>>>>> "RMH" == Richard M Heiberger <rmh at temple.edu>
>>>>>>     on Thu,  4 Jan 2007 18:03:16 -0500 (EST) writes:
> 
>     RMH> The good news, you don't have to shut down R.  Several
>     RMH> control-G in the *R* buffer in emacs will recover
>     RMH> control.  A second attempt in the same GUI graphics
>     RMH> device did get the postscript file saved.
> 
>     RMH> A workaround for this problem is to use the command
>     RMH> line, rather than the GUI menu, to save the file.  This
>     RMH> line dev.copy2eps() works.
> 
> Duncan, do you have any idea what could be the problem?

Emacs.

Duncan

> Even if not, could a workaround be to use
> 
>    if(identical("iESS", getOption("STERM"))) {
>       .......let Rgui behave..more..ESS-friendly ...
>    } else {
>       .......current..Rgui..behavior....
>    }
> 
> in the RGUi code?   ESS has been issuing  options(STERM = "iESS")
> to S dialects for quite a few years now.
> 
>     RMH> I discovered that it is necessary to set
>     RMH>     options(chmhelp=FALSE) 
> 
>     RMH> when running R from emacs as the chmhelp is also
>     RMH> freezing R and the help system.  I am using R-2.4.1 on
>     RMH> Windows.
> 
> Interesting. So this is even necessary, not only recommended?
> 
> In that case we should definitely add this to the ess- "startup
> commands" to be executed in R.
> E.g., in ess-site.el
> 
> (if ess-microsoft-p
>     (add-hook 'ess-post-run-hook
> 	      '(lambda()
> 		 (if (string= ess-dialect "R")
> 		     (ess-eval-linewise "options(chmhelp = FALSE)")))))
> 
> {shall I commit this, Rich, and you test if it works under windows?}
> 
> Martin
> 
>     RMH> Use ?dev.copy2eps for details on the command line dev.*
>     RMH> commands.
> 
>     RMH> Follow-up should go to the ess-bugs mailing list.
> 
>     RMH> Rich
> 
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