[R] Bug in setting GUI to SDI mode?

[Sundar Dorai-Raj]

michael watson (IAH-C) wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I did a google search on this and came up with nothing.
> 
> OK, in the latest release of R for windows, I want to change the gui to
> SDI mode.  
> 
> Edit -> GUI preferences
> Choose SDI
> Apply
> 
> I get the message about properties not being able to be changed on a
> running console, and that I need to save.
> 
> So I click Save, and am met with a "Save As" dialogue box with the
> default file called Rconsole, the file type as "All files".  I have no
> idea where I actually have to save this.
> 
> I saved it in C:\Program File\R\2.2.1 anyway, restarted the console, and
> SDI mode was not set.
> 
> I realiuse I can use the --sdi option on the command line, but I want to
> know how to make this work through the GUI
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Thanks
> Mick
> 

So, what's the "bug"? You need to save in

$R_HOME\etc

where $R_HOME is the directory where you have R installed. (Your example 
directory above seems odd - is it a typo?).

BTW, this is in the rw-FAQ 5.2. Or you can read ?Rconsole.

HTH,

--sundar