a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows

Hi

Just to point out that Andy's suggestion is implemented automatically in the mvbutils package-- which offers a complete hierarchical structure of workspaces which can be switched, searched, etc. within the same R session. [And much more besides ;)] I try to avoid having multiple R sessions open, because of the danger of losing track and accidentally overwriting things.

mvbutils doesn't change the title bar but if the functionality gets

Mark

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#[mailto:r-devel-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Tao Shi
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#Subject: RE: [Rd] a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows
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#Hi, Andy:
#
#Thanks!  I think it also depends on people's working hobby.
#
#What you suggested is a good way around it.  But I'm still 
#thinking since 
#the R window already has the big blue R logo to identify 
#itself, the word "R 
#console" is really redundant and could be replaced by something more 
#informative.  Not nesessarly everytime you change to a new 
#diretory, you 
#need to change to a new identifier, but at least the every 
#first .RData file 
#you loaded.  I don't know.......  Something along that line.  
#It will be 
#very helpful when you use Alt+Tab to move between windows, b/c 
#all you see 
#are "R console"s.......
#
#...Tao
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#From: "Liaw, Andy" <andy_liaw@merck.com>
#To: "'Tao Shi'" <shitao@hotmail.com>,r-help-request@stat.math.ethz.ch
#CC: r-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch
#Subject: RE: [Rd] a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows
#Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:18:06 -0400
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#I don't see how this can work.  I frequently run only one R 
#session (also in
#SDI), but change working directories several times during the 
#session, with
#or without loading the workspace files in those directories, 
#depending on
#what I need to do.  I don't think the Window title can change 
#every time I
#do setwd("somewhereElse"); load(".RData").
#
#One possibility that could probably help you is to change the R command
#prompt from "> " to the current working directory plus "> ".  
#I believe this
#can be done with the taskCallbackManager().
#
#Andy
#
# > From: Tao Shi
# >
# > Is it possible to replace the word "R Console" on the title
# > bar (is it what
# > it's called? It's the blue area above menu bar) with the name
# > of the work
# > space file you're using or loaded, so people who are runing 
#multple R
# > sessions at same time can identify them immediately.  I'm
# > using 1.9.0 in SDI
# > mode.
# >
# > Thanks,
# >
# > ...Tao
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