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Michael Weylandt

Re: Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.

It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.

Michael

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi there
>
> Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
>
> On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> 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. =C2=A0Apolog=
> ies in
>> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is. =C2=
> =A0I'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. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my script =
> window
>> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I canno=
> t
>> find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone know w=
> hich 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. =C2=A0So 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 fro=
> m.
>> Rrrrr!
>>
>> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project please
>> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And user-f=
> riendly
>> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
>>
>> --
>> View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rconsole-file=
> -fails-to-remember-GUI-settings-and-script-window-text-colour-option-is-mis=
> sing-tp4592349p4592349.html
>> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>> ______________________________________________
>> [hidden email] mailing list
>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.h=
> tml
>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

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PIKAL Petr

Re: Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

Hi

Isn't possible just to change values in etc/Rconsole file?

## Colours for console and pager(s)
# (see rwxxxx/etc/rgb.txt for the known colours).
background = White
normaltext = NavyBlue
usertext = Red
highlight = DarkRed

You can customise it and keep your setting somewhere. With each new
installation just copy appropriate part aof Rconsole file and save it.

Regards
Petr

>
> Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.
>
> It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
> someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
> issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.
>
> Michael
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory <[hidden email]>

wrote:

> > Hi there
> >
> > Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
> >
> > On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> > 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.
=C2=A0Apolog=
> > ies in
> >> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.
=C2=
> > =A0I'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. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my
script =
> > window
> >> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I
canno=
> > t
> >> find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone
know w=
> > hich 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. =C2=A0So 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
fro=
> > m.
> >> Rrrrr!
> >>
> >> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project
please
> >> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And
user-f=
> > riendly
> >> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
> >>
> >> --
> >> View this message in context:
http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rconsole-file=
> >
-fails-to-remember-GUI-settings-and-script-window-text-colour-option-is-mis=
> > sing-tp4592349p4592349.html
> >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> [hidden email] mailing list
> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.h=
> > tml
> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>
> ______________________________________________
> [hidden email] mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

______________________________________________
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and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

Duncan Murdoch-2

Re: Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

On 27/04/2012 9:58 AM, Petr PIKAL wrote:

> Hi
>
> Isn't possible just to change values in etc/Rconsole file?
>
> ## Colours for console and pager(s)
> # (see rwxxxx/etc/rgb.txt for the known colours).
> background = White
> normaltext = NavyBlue
> usertext = Red
> highlight = DarkRed
>
> You can customise it and keep your setting somewhere. With each new
> installation just copy appropriate part aof Rconsole file and save it.

That's not necessarily the right place to look: see ?Rconsole. It
will look in R_USER/Rconsole first. You can suppress
the lookup by putting --no-Rconsole on the command line.

If the original poster is finding the colours aren't working when he's
sure he's got the right file, please post details.

Duncan Murdoch

>
> Regards
> Petr
>
> >
> > Sorry, I don't use Windows... can't help there.
> >
> > It's customary to keep cc'ing the list on these sorts of things so
> > someone with a more similar platform/ more expertise can take the
> > issue up if needed. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:05 AM, geo theory<[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> > > Hi there
> > >
> > > Window 7. Sorry should've mentioned that.
> > >
> > > On Fri Apr 27, 2012 at some time, Michael Weylandt wrote:
> > > 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.
> =C2=A0Apolog=
> > > ies in
> > >> advance for a mundane non code-related post, but you know how it is.
> =C2=
> > > =A0I'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. =C2=A0Since the 2.15 release my
> script =
> > > window
> > >> text has colour turned itself black (so is now invisible) and now I
> canno=
> > > t
> > >> find any setting in the options list that changes it. =C2=A0Anyone
> know w=
> > > hich 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. =C2=A0So 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
> fro=
> > > m.
> > >> Rrrrr!
> > >>
> > >> More generally, can't someone behind this otherwise great project
> please
> > >> update the GUI settings to make them more comprehensive. =C2=A0And
> user-f=
> > > riendly
> > >> - the 'console and pager colours' section is abysmal.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> View this message in context:
> http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rconsole-file=
> > >
> -fails-to-remember-GUI-settings-and-script-window-text-colour-option-is-mis=
> > > sing-tp4592349p4592349.html
> > >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> > >>
> > >> ______________________________________________
> > >> [hidden email] mailing list
> > >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> > >> PLEASE do read the posting guide
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.h=
> > > tml
> > >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > [hidden email] mailing list
> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> > PLEASE do read the posting guide
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>
> ______________________________________________
> [hidden email] mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.