[R] lines don't wrap. must scroll horizontally to see/edit a long line in R GUI

[Ista Zahn]

H Viju,
Automatically breaking _input_ lines  is dangerous, because line
breaks have meaning in R. It sounds to me like you need to use the
Return key to insert line breaks at the appropriate places.

-Ista

On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Viju Moses <vijumoses at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Jorge, Thanks.
>
> But.
>
> (My R console width is set by default at 91, which is fine.
>
> Output for  R>1:120  wraps correctly already. )
>
>
>
> The problem is that when I am typing a command, it does not wrap like it
> does in this email while typing. As I am reach the right border, a
> horizontal scroll bar appears, and as I keep typing further, the initial
> part of the line starts disappearing below the left border of the console.
> So, I am unable to see a long line completely without moving the scroll bar
> right and left.
>
>
>
> From: Jorge Ivan Velez [mailto:jorgeivanvelez at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 9:09
> To: Viju Moses
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] lines don't wrap. must scroll horizontally to see/edit a
> long line in R GUI
>
>
>
> Hi Viju,
>
>
>
> Here is a suggestion:
>
>
>
> R> options(width = 80)
>
> R> 1:120
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Jorge
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Viju Moses <> wrote:
>
> I'm facing this problem on R GUI version 2.10.0 on Windows Vista. I have not
> changed Windows settings or R GUI settings much except to change from MDI to
> SDI.
>
> Someone else reported this problem a few months ago:
> https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2009-April/195714.html
> but it wasn't followed up.
>
> I'd change the settings on Preferences, but there's no help explaining the
> various options. (That's another problem, by the way... Is there a link you
> know?)
>
> I guess fixing this would be straightforward. Hope someone who did will
> reply. Thanks.
>
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Ista Zahn
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University of Rochester
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