[R-SIG-Mac] newbie- launch X11 application from a R tcltk GUI

[Simone Gabbriellini]

my last question (I swear)
I still have a problem with open,

I create a connection
conn<-file("/Applications/visone-1.0", "r")

then I try to open it

open(conn)

but nothing happens... :(

thank you very much
simone

Il giorno 21/ago/05, alle ore 00:39, Jan de Leeuw ha scritto:

> depends on $PATH. if foo is in $PATH then open
> will work. open-x11 looks in /usr/X11R6/bin
> even if it's not  in $PATH
> On Aug 20, 2005, at 15:19 , Byron Ellis wrote:
>
>
>> Actually, for an X11 app, wouldn't it be "open-x11 foo" instead?
>>
>> On Aug 20, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Jan de Leeuw wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> open foo
>>>
>>> On Aug 20, 2005, at 14:58 , Simone Gabbriellini wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear List,
>>>> I'm developing a tcltk GUI with R tcltk package.
>>>> One of the function I want to put into my GUI is the ability to
>>>> launch an X11 application and I am wondering the command I need to
>>>> accomplish my task.
>>>>
>>>> thank you,
>>>> Simone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It was simple, but you know, it's always simple when you've done  
>>>> it.
>>>>       -- Simone Gabbriellini (after solving a problem with a trick
>>>> suggested on the list)
>>>>          R-help (August 2005)
>>>>          fortune("Gabbriellini")
>>>>
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>
> ==========================================================
> Jan de Leeuw, 11667 Steinhoff Rd, Frazier Park, CA 93225, 661-245-1725
>                                  http://www.cuddyvalley.org/ 
> dunklen.mov
> ==========================================================
>                                      Und die Einen sind im Dunkeln
>                                      Und die Andern sind im Licht
>                                      Doch man sieht nur die im Lichte
>                                      Die im Dunkeln sieht man  
> nicht       (Brecht)
>
>
>
>

It was simple, but you know, it's always simple when you've done it.
      -- Simone Gabbriellini (after solving a problem with a trick  
suggested on the list)
         R-help (August 2005)
         fortune("Gabbriellini")