[ESS-bugs] Fwd: Re: [ESS] Windows Vista and Emacs/ESS

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "RMH" == Richard M Heiberger <rmh at temple.edu>
>>>>>     on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:56:50 -0500 (EST) writes:

    RMH> I turned the toolbar on and investigated.  The problem occurs on both
    RMH> XP and Vista.  I think the problem is in the line

Well; it has never occured for me, using 
"Windows Terminal Server", several flavors of Xp;
currently using  "Windows Terminal Server 2003",
I do check and I don't have a problem:
I get the usual  file-choose / directory-choose popup menu and
then can successfully choose the desired one.


    RMH> (let ((use-dialog-box nil);; Win-only: dialog box won't return a directory

    RMH> in essd-r.el

I don't think that the above is problematic,
nor that it is related to the problems that the Windows Vista
and it seems *some* Xp users see.


    RMH> The help for use-dialog-box (emacs 21.3.50.1) says it applies to
    RMH> y-or-n-p questions only.  We are attempting to use it for a string response
    RMH> question where it doesn't apply.   

and where it does not apply, it cannot harm.  Setting it to nil
is not incorrect in any case.

    RMH> The help for y-or-n-p sends me to
    RMH> last-nonmenu-event which gives the potential for more elaborate control.

    RMH> I don't know how to repair this problem.

nor do I.

I plan to release  5.3.11  inspite of this problem;
as it seems nobody can easily fix it.

Martin