problem with tcltk under Windows (was [Rd] RE: [R] one more Rcmdrproblem)

[Kjetil Brinchmann Halvorsen]

Prof Brian Ripley wrote:

>This is known and we believe already fixed, so please try a beta of 2.0.1, 
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>http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rpatched.html
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>[BTW, the header is wrong, this is R-2.0.1 beta, not patch.]
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>Or just don't use Ctrl-C ....
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That's not likely to succeed in classes ....

Kjetil

>On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Thomas Ruf wrote:
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>>Dear all,
>>I'd like to use Rcmdr for teaching purposes but still have problems
>>trying to use it under Windows XP. Everything works fine up to several
>>minutes but then Rcmdr and R completely crash the second I hit a button
>>or key. This indeed looks like a problem with tcltk. It is not any
>>particular button or key that causes the crash, but using Ctrl+C to copy
>>something to the clipboard seem the most 'reliable' cause. I tried this
>>on 4 different PCs all under Windows XP (home or prof.), SP1. I did
>>download and reinstall R 2.0.0, RCmdr and required packages on Nov. 1,
>>2004, but that didn't help either. Are there any new insights into these 
>>problems?
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>>Best regards,
>>Thomas
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