[R] R grahics: Save as hangs computer

[ssk2031 at columbia.edu]

Just in case you were not already aware, you could try Tinn-R
(http://www.sciviews.org/Tinn-R/) or JGR (http://rosuda.org/JGR/)
or one of the editors described at this site
(http://www.sciviews.org/_rgui/projects/Editors.html) as Emacs
alternatives. I love Emacs and miss the speed of using Emacs
keystrokes to navigate the files, but the other editors do offer
easier access to command syntax help among other things. I found
that I ended up crashing Emacs-ESS-R a lot on Windows XP and so now
I use Tinn-R.

-S.

Quoting Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca>:

> On 1/4/2007 5:33 PM, karl.sommer at dpi.vic.gov.au wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > thanks for the advice.  I was aware that the version was out of
> date and
> > your message prompted me to finally upgrade to the latest
> version 2.4.1.
> > Unfortunately, running R under Emacs ESS, the problem I
> described earlier
> > persists.
> >
> > I have also tried the Save as option under the standard RGui
> interface and
> > this worked in both the old and the new versions of R, 2.3.0
> and 2.4.1
> > respectively.  The problem seems to be associated with Emacs
> ESS.  However
> > I don't have a clue where to start in order to find a solution.
>
> There may be other Emacs implementations available on Windows; if
> so,
> I'd try one of those.  If that doesn't work, you could try filing
> this
> as an Emacs bug report, but I suspect that it won't get fixed.
> Your
> best choice may be to abandon Windows or Emacs.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
> >
> > In general I quite like using Emacs ESS.  It provides syntax
> highlighting
> > and this makes scripts far easier to read than with the
> standard editor
> > that comes with RGui.
> >
> > I would be grateful for any further hints from someone who has
> encountered
> > similar problems in running R 2.4.1 through Emacs ESS 5.3.3
> under Windows
> > 2000.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >
> >
> > |---------+---------------------------->
> > |         |           murdoch at stats.uwo|
> > |         |           .ca              |
> > |         |                            |
> > |         |           04/01/2007 10:10 |
> > |         |                            |
> > |---------+---------------------------->
> >
>
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> >   |
>
> |
> >   |       To:       karl.sommer at dpi.vic.gov.au
>
> |
> >   |       cc:       r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>
> |
> >   |       Subject:  Re: [R] R grahics: Save as hangs computer
>
> |
> >
>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/3/2007 5:30 PM, karl.sommer at dpi.vic.gov.au wrote:
> >> Hello list,
> >>
> >> I have encountered a problem trying to save graphs using the
> R-graphics
> >> menu:  File|Save as.  The menu suggests that files may be
> saved as either
> >> Metafile, Postscript, pdf, png, bmp, jpeg.
> >> When I specify any of those file formats a menu comes up
> requesting a
> > file
> >> name.  After providing a name R invariably hangs and has to be
> restarted.
> >>
> >> I am able to save files under the various formats using the
> command line
> >> without problems.  However, sometimes it would be convenient
> to use the
> >> menus.
> >>
> >> I was wondering if anyone else had encountered a similar
> behaviour and
> > had
> >> found a remedy.
> >>
> >> I am running are under GNU-Emacs ESS 5.3.3.
> >>
> >>> sessionInfo()
> >> Version 2.3.0 (2006-04-24)
> >
> > That version is out of date.  Could you please update to the
> current
> > version (2.4.1), and see if the problem persists?  If so, could
> you
> > please try it when running Rterm or Rgui on its own, rather
> than running
> > under Emacs?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Duncan Murdoch
> >
> >> i386-pc-mingw32
> >>
> >> attached base packages:
> >> [1] "methods"   "stats"     "graphics"  "grDevices" "utils"
> > "datasets"
> >> [7] "base"
> >>
> >> other attached packages:
> >>  lattice
> >> "0.13-8"
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Karl
> >>
> >> _________________________________
> >> Dr Karl J Sommer,
> >> Department of Primary Industries,
> >> Catchment & Agriculture Services,
> >> PO Box 905
> >> Mildura, VIC, 3502
> >> Australia
> >>
> >> Tel: +61 (0)3 5051 4390
> >> Fax +61 (0)3 5051 4534
> >>
> >> Email:     karl.sommer at dpi.vic.gov.au
> >>
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