Rconsole file fails to remember GUI settings, and script

3 messages · R. Michael Weylandt, PIKAL Petr, Duncan Murdoch

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R. Michael Weylandt

Fri, Apr 27, 2012 6:49 AM #

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 <geotheory1 at gmail.com> 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 <geotheory1 at gmail.com> 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=

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.

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PIKAL Petr

Fri, Apr 27, 2012 6:58 AM #

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

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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 7:46 AM #

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

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<geotheory1 at gmail.com>

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<geotheory1 at gmail.com>

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.
 >>
 >>  ______________________________________________
 >>  R-help at r-project.org mailing list
 >>  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
 >>  PLEASE do read the posting guide

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 >  tml
 >>  and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

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