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problem with rgl interactivity with R-2.7.1 and Ubuntu Hardy

2 messages · Mark Kimpel, Dirk Eddelbuettel

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Mark Kimpel
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I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value) do
nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
correctly on the desktop.

I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
my problem is or where I should start looking?

Mark
Dirk Eddelbuettel
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On 23 June 2008 at 20:31, Mark Kimpel wrote:
| I'm trying to use the rgl package on R-2.7.1 running on top of Ubuntu
| Hardy amd64. using open3d() and plot3d() I get a plot, but it is not
| interactive. Furthermore, changes to par3d("FOV"=my.new.value) do
| nothing. I suspect something is wrong with the rendering engine or
| interface to it. I do have an Nvidia driver installed and compiz works
| correctly on the desktop.
| 
| I've corresponded with Duncan Murdoch, the package maintainer about
| this and he feels there is probably a bug somewhere but he doesn't
| know where. rgl works for him on Windows, Mac, and Fedora. What is the
| experience of any Ubuntu or Debian users with rgl? Any ideas of what
| my problem is or where I should start looking?

I would start with 

	RSiteSearch("rgl ubuntu")

as Ben Bolker has answered this a few times. From memory, the fancy Compiz
desktop effects get in your way if you use the default Ubuntu setup.  

I use Kubuntu with KDE and have no issues with rgl.

Hth, Dirk