I also cannot reproduce this error. When I click startup it loads as
normal. 10.8.1 as of this morning. Installed over 10.7.4. Tried on my mac
mini as well (10.8) and it didn't happen there either.

> sessionInfo()
R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22)
Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)

locale:
[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base

Brandons-MacBook-Air:~ bhurr$ system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: OS X 10.8.1 (12B19)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 12.1.0
      Boot Volume: AIR
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: Brandon’s MacBook Air
      User Name: Brandon Hurr (bhurr)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
      Time since boot: 20:49

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Weiwei Shi <helprhelp@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using OS X 10.8 and have XQuartz installed. I can still reproduce the
> errors. Do you think R for mac will correct that problem?
>
> To make the problem clear again, if you click the "startup" under the top
> bar (below the "General"), the problem comes out; while if you directly
> click on Startup on the bar menu, it is fine.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Weiwei
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Simon Urbanek <
> Simon.Urbanek@r-project.org
> > wrote:
>
> > On Aug 24, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwartz@me.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Aug 24, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Noia Raindrops <noia.raindrops@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> I thing you need to install X11.app.
> > >> see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293
> > >
> > >
> > > Strictly speaking, that is only needed on Mountain Lion, as prior
> > versions of OSX include X11 on the installation DVD/DMG.
> > >
> > > I don't use the R OSX GUI, but Emacs/ESS. That being said, I can
> > replicate the problem on Mountain Lion (10.8.1) with XQuartz installed.
> > >
> > > If Weiwei is using ML, then he should install the above, however note
> > that the name of the app is now XQuartz.app and not X11.app. So even if
> > installed, the GUI icon selection will still fail.
> > >
> > > If  Weiwei is not using ML, then X11 is available on the installation
> > DVD on pre-Lion versions of OSX, or if on Lion (10.7) it is available
> from
> > the 'Packages' folder on the install DMG.
> > >
> > > I am adding John Fox as a cc: to this e-mail as in the course of
> > searching, I noted the R Commander installation instructions (
> > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/installation-notes.html),
> > which includes mention of X11.app, but not XQuartz.app for Mountain Lion.
> > So that page and related documentation will need to be updated.
> > >
> >
> > ... and just to be explicit - there is no X11 on OS X 10.8 anymore. Apple
> > has removed it from the OS and no longer supports it.
> >
> > One X11 build is available as 3rd party download from
> > http://xquartz.macosforge.org but it is no longer Apple's X11 as
> included
> > in previous OS X versions. The current R GUI release only supports
> Apple's
> > X11 (i.e., the autostart etc.; you can still use X11 R packages with any
> > X11 implementation).
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Weiwei Shi, Ph.D
> Research Scientist
>
>
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