[R-sig-Debian] problem with rgl interactivity with R-2.7.1 and Ubuntu Hardy

[Mark Kimpel]

I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value) do
nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
correctly on the desktop.

I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
my problem is or where I should start looking?

Mark

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