Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script window text colour option is missing

[geotheory]

Am encountering two related problems since the 2.15 release.  Apologies in advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.  I'm using the basic R GUI.

1: I use a black environment for no glare, so pre-version 2.15 I've had black backgrounds and white text.  Since the 2.15 release my script window text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I cannot find any setting in the options list that changes it.  Anyone know which one its supposed to be?

2: I initially changed the script window to mid grey (so I could see the text) and saving to the standard 'Rconsole' file, but now R fails to remember that setting when it reloads.  So I've tried resetting the GUI settings by deleting all 'Rconsole' files (found 1 on C drive and the one in my personal R folder) but to no avail. It just doesn't remember new settings, and its unclear where R is getting its current GUI settings from. Rrrrr!

More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project please update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive.  And user-friendly - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.

[Michael Weylandt]

The GUI's are OS specific -- which is yours?

You might also want to check out RStudio -- also open source -- which
provides a very nice cross-platform IDE: http://rstudio.org/

There are nice coloration options (both customizable and by default)
-- I quite like the cobalt theme

Michael

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:04 AM, geotheory <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Am encountering two related problems since the 2.15 release.  Apologies in
> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.  I'm
> using the basic R GUI.
>
> 1: I use a black environment for no glare, so pre-version 2.15 I've had
> black backgrounds and white text.  Since the 2.15 release my script window
> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I cannot
> find any setting in the options list that changes it.  Anyone know which one
> its supposed to be?
>
> 2: I initially changed the script window to mid grey (so I could see the
> text) and saving to the standard 'Rconsole' file, but now R fails to
> remember that setting when it reloads.  So I've tried resetting the GUI
> settings by deleting all 'Rconsole' files (found 1 on C drive and the one in
> my personal R folder) but to no avail. It just doesn't remember new
> settings, and its unclear where R is getting its current GUI settings from.
> Rrrrr!
>
> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project please
> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive.  And user-friendly
> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
>
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[geotheory]

Hi there, its Windows 7 (32 bit) platform.

Yes, I used R Studio when I started learning, but now prefer the simpler basic GUI.  Maybe I'll have to go back to it, although that would seem like such a pointlessly ridiculous defeat by poor GUI design!