R script autoload at startup

Yes.

It would be nice and useful to save the users the task of loading the source
R-TcltK code everytime they start up R. Because, in principle they are going
to use R just for this. But the R GUI must remains open

Javier
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El Viernes, 24 de Febrero de 2006 16:39, Frank Samuelson escribi??:

Do you need the user to interact with the Rgui after the code has run?

-Frank

Javier Garcia-Pintado wrote:

Hello;
I'm now using mainly R for windows, mainly because I'm writing a
tcl/Tk interface for some people, and I've got two questions. I'm an
absolute beginner with tctk or tcktk use under the R GUI.

1) Is it posible to create a shorcut that launchs the R GUI and
automatically reads the "source code" of the tcl/tk script to also
launch the tcltk interface?

2) Is the RGUI programmed with tcltk? In this case, is it possible
for an user like me to create a menu entry at the R GUI to call the
source code in this R/tcl/Tk script?

Any of the two options would be very good for us.

Thanks and best regards,

Javier

.First <- function() cat ("\n Welcome to R!\n")

.First <- function() winMenuAdd("Newmenu")

See ?Startup for how to do this via .Rprofile or etc/Rprofile.site.

The answer to your second question is that RGui is not written in tcltk
(can't you tell from the speed with which it works?), but there are
documented R functions for you to add menu items, such as winMenuAdd.

(I do wonder how you missed these in the searches for help, as all the
terms I tried found the answers.)

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, javier garcia-pintado wrote:

Yes.

It would be nice and useful to save the users the task of loading the
source R-TcltK code everytime they start up R. Because, in principle they
are going to use R just for this. But the R GUI must remains open

Javier
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El Viernes, 24 de Febrero de 2006 16:39, Frank Samuelson escribiÃ³:

Do you need the user to interact with the Rgui after the code has run?

-Frank

Javier Garcia-Pintado wrote:

Hello;
I'm now using mainly R for windows, mainly because I'm writing a
tcl/Tk interface for some people, and I've got two questions. I'm an
absolute beginner with tctk or tcktk use under the R GUI.

1) Is it posible to create a shorcut that launchs the R GUI and
automatically reads the "source code" of the tcl/tk script to also
launch the tcltk interface?

2) Is the RGUI programmed with tcltk? In this case, is it possible
for an user like me to create a menu entry at the R GUI to call the
source code in this R/tcl/Tk script?

Any of the two options would be very good for us.

Thanks and best regards,

Javier

Thank you very much Prof Brian R,
I also wonder how I missed that.
Anyway, In my .Rprofile file:

.First <- function() cat ("\n Welcome to R!\n")

works perfectly, while:

.First <- function() winMenuAdd("Newmenu")

give me the answer:
"Error in .First(): couldn't find function "winMenuAdd"
I just can add the new menu, and create the menu entries later, calling a source() that adds the menus.
Perhaps the functions to add menus to the RGUI are called after the .RProfile is red?

To add it via the .Rprofile would be perfect, but anywat, to be able to 
create the menu calling manually a source after the GUI is completely 
started is good enough for me.