Error in plot.new()

Running R --vanilla

plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)
plot(1:5,1:5)

Error in plot.new() : figure margins too large
In addition: Warning messages:
1: Display list redraw incomplete
2: Display list redraw incomplete

The plot statement only opens the graphics window but no graphic is
displayed (the same problem as in the original session).

Spooky. What's your Linux distribution?

 Can you try this: again from R --vanilla, do plot(1:5,1:5) and then
from another unix shell do a:

xwininfo

 and click on the plot window. Paste the result back here...

 And while you're at it, what do you get for the output of
'capabilities()' in R:

capabilities()

jpeg      png     tiff    tcltk      X11     aqua http/ftp  sockets
    TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE    FALSE     TRUE     TRUE
  libxml     fifo   cledit    iconv      NLS  profmem    cairo
    TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE     TRUE

 Does it happen if you do X11(type="Xlib") first to get an Xlib
graphics device, then compare and contrast with X11(type="cairo") -
again, restarting R from a "--vanilla" run every time.

Barry

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