[R-SIG-Mac] Graphic problem Rcmdr

[jean benoit TANIS]

This actually works well on the terminal session !! Very strange that the App GUI does not work well. I do not know if it is a general Mac problem or due to my computer settings…. 

JB

> On 29 Apr 2020, at 18:18, Fox, John <jfox using mcmaster.ca> wrote:
> 
> Dear JB,
> 
> If you use the Rcmdr with RStudio, by default it will direct output to the RStudio console. You can change that, if you wish -- look at the Rcmdr options in ?Commander.
> 
> Also, have you tried running R and the Rcmdr in a Terminal window, as I suggested? If the problem is with R.app, then that might work too.
> 
> Peter: Thanks for chiming in.
> 
> Best,
> John
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jean benoit TANIS <jb.tanis using gmail.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1:04 PM
>> To: peter dalgaard <pdalgd using gmail.com>
>> Cc: Fox, John <jfox using mcmaster.ca>; R-Sig-Mac <r-sig-mac using r-project.org>
>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Graphic problem Rcmdr
>> 
>> I have just tried with R studio and it works … I do not know why it does
>> not work with Rapp but at least I can use it now.
>> 
>> Thank you very much for your precious help !!
>> 
>> JB
>> 
>>> On 29 Apr 2020, at 16:14, peter dalgaard <pdalgd using gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Also not seen by me on Mojave (admittedly 4.0.0 beta, which I can't be
>> bothered to upgrade at this point). Works both from R.app and Terminal,
>> and even from RStudio.
>>> 
>>> One thought is a missing font, but same font is used elsewhere is it
>> not?
>>> 
>>> You could try playing with generic Tcl/Tk via the tcltk package and
>>> see if you can reproduce the problem in a simpler setting (perhaps try
>>> the package demos?)
>>> 
>>> -pd
>>> 
>>>> On 29 Apr 2020, at 15:07 , Fox, John <jfox using mcmaster.ca> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear JB,
>>>> 
>>>> We corresponded privately about this problem, and I suggested that you
>> post a message to the R-SIG-Mac list when I was unable to help you solve
>> it. I don't experience the problem on a Mac similar to yours, but running
>> macOS Catalina, and no one else to my knowledge has reported a similar
>> problem (with blank menus).
>>>> 
>>>> I do have one additional suggestion: I assume that you're running the
>> Rcmdr under the standard R.app GUI. Try running R in a Terminal session.
>> That is open the Mac Terminal, type R  at the % command prompt and then
>> library(Rcmdr) at the R > prompt.
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps others will think of additional suggestions.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 29, 2020, at 2:18 AM, jean benoit TANIS <jb.tanis using gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I recently downloaded 4.0.0 and the Rcmdr package with dependencies (I
>> used to work on R2.6 on Windows).
>>>>> 
>>>>> When I load the Rcmdr package, this is what I obtain - see picture
>>>>> (the drop down menu does not display). <Snip20200428_1.png>
>>>>> 
>>>>> I manage to have access to the drop-down menu only once despite 20 or
>> so attempts of closing and reopening R.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have tried to:
>>>>> - turn-off nap-app => same issue
>>>>> - uninstall R and rebook and start again => same issue
>>>>> - uninstall XQuartz and reboot and start again => same issue
>>>>> 
>>>>> For more information about my system, please find the pictures below
>>>>> 
>>>>> <7D8214F7-97BD-45F0-A21F-9A5333AF2C94.tiff>
>>>>> <28E41AFC-0091-4F73-8A48-D9B8D33D341D.tiff>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Did you encounter this problem before ? Is there any way you could
>> help me solving it ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you very much for your help,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> JB
>>>>> 
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