Graphics window always overlaps console window!
On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 13:07 -0500, Marc Schwartz (via MN) wrote:
On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 11:55 -0600, mtb954 at gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know how I can set up R so that when I make a graphic, the graphics window remains behind the console window? It's annoying to have to reach for the mouse every time I want to type another line of code (e.g., to add another line to the plot). Thanks.
What operating system? Default window focus behavior is highly OS and even window manager specific and is not an R issue. Depending upon your OS and window manager, you may need to check the documentation and/or do a Google search on "window focus" for further information. Another alternative, if you are on Windows, is to review Windows FAQ 5.4 "How do I move focus to a graphics window or the console?", but this is a programmatic approach and not a means to affect default behavior.
Yet another approach which I just remembered is that (if on Windows) MS offers a program called Tweak UI: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx as part of their Power Toys add-ons. You might want to review that to see if there is a setting for the handling of new window focus behavior. HTH, Marc