[R-SIG-Mac] Graphic problem Rcmdr

[Fox, John]

Dear JB,

> On Apr 29, 2020, at 1:44 PM, jean benoit TANIS <jb.tanis using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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…. 

I don't think that it could be a general Mac problem, because R.app works with the Rcmdr for me and others. At least you now have a couple of solutions.

Best,
 John

> 
> 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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>>>> --
>>>> Peter Dalgaard, Professor,
>>>> Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3,
>>>> 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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