[R] Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 27/04/2012 9:58 AM, Petr PIKAL wrote:
> Hi
>
> Isn't possible just to change values in etc/Rconsole file?
>
> ## Colours for console and pager(s)
> # (see rwxxxx/etc/rgb.txt for the known colours).
> background = White
> normaltext = NavyBlue
> usertext = Red
> highlight = DarkRed
>
> You can customise it and keep your setting somewhere. With each new
> installation just copy appropriate part aof Rconsole file and save it.

That's not necessarily the right place to look:  see ?Rconsole.   It 
will look in R_USER/Rconsole first.  You can suppress
the lookup by putting --no-Rconsole on the command line.

If the original poster is finding the colours aren't working when he's 
sure he's got the right file, please post details.

Duncan Murdoch
>
> Regards
> Petr
>
> >
> >  Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.
> >
> >  It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
> >  someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
> >  issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.
> >
> >  Michael
> >
> >  On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory<geotheory1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  >  Hi there
> >  >
> >  >  Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
> >  >
> >  >  On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> >  >  The GUI's are OS specific -- which is yours?
> >  >
> >  >  You might also want to check out RStudio -- also open source -- which
> >  >  provides a very nice cross-platform IDE: http://rstudio.org/
> >  >
> >  >  There are nice coloration options (both customizable and by default)
> >  >  -- I quite like the cobalt theme
> >  >
> >  >  Michael
> >  >
> >  >  On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:04 AM, geotheory<geotheory1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  >>  Am encountering two related problems since the 2.15 release.
> =C2=A0Apolog=
> >  >  ies in
> >  >>  advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.
> =C2=
> >  >  =A0I'm
> >  >>  using the basic R GUI.
> >  >>
> >  >>  1: I use a black environment for no glare, so pre-version 2.15 I've
> had
> >  >>  black backgrounds and white text. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my
> script =
> >  >  window
> >  >>  text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I
> canno=
> >  >  t
> >  >>  find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone
> know w=
> >  >  hich one
> >  >>  its supposed to be?
> >  >>
> >  >>  2: I initially changed the script window to mid grey (so I could see
> the
> >  >>  text) and saving to the standard 'Rconsole' file, but now R fails to
> >  >>  remember that setting when it reloads. =C2=A0So I've tried resetting
> the =
> >  >  GUI
> >  >>  settings by deleting all 'Rconsole' files (found 1 on C drive and the
> one=
> >  >   in
> >  >>  my personal R folder) but to no avail. It just doesn't remember new
> >  >>  settings, and its unclear where R is getting its current GUI settings
> fro=
> >  >  m.
> >  >>  Rrrrr!
> >  >>
> >  >>  More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project
> please
> >  >>  update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And
> user-f=
> >  >  riendly
> >  >>  - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
> >  >>
> >  >>  --
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> >  >
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