[R-sig-Debian] problem with rgl interactivity with R-2.7.1 a

[(Ted Harding)]

On 24-Jun-08 16:48:56, Mark Kimpel wrote:
> Dirk,
> 
> Yes, turning off Compiz solved the problem. Sorry for not researching
> the problem better myself (is there an emoticon for "sheepish look"?).
> 
> Mark

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Ted.

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 23 June 2008 at 20:31, Mark Kimpel wrote:
>> | 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?
>>
>> I would start with
>>
>>        RSiteSearch("rgl ubuntu")
>>
>> as Ben Bolker has answered this a few times. From memory, the fancy
>> Compiz
>> desktop effects get in your way if you use the default Ubuntu setup.
>>
>> I use Kubuntu with KDE and have no issues with rgl.
>>
>> Hth, Dirk
>>
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Date: 24-Jun-08                                       Time: 17:59:49
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