This is a start of R 1.9.0 in a directory without .RData
> options(STERM='iESS', editor='gnuclient.exe') > search() [1] ".GlobalEnv" "package:methods" "package:stats" "package:graphics" [5] "package:utils" "Autoloads" "package:base" > find(windows) [1] "package:graphics" > This makes me think that the .First is being processed before some of the other initializations. I had been assuming it is the very last thing done before it gives me control. This introduces a new problem---both 1.9.0 and 1.8.1. I did --vanilla as you suggested, in a directory without an existing .RData /cygdrive/c/HOME/tmp$ Rterm --vanilla R : Copyright 2004, The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Version 1.9.0 (2004-04-12), ISBN 3-900051-00-3 R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. R is a collaborative project with many contributors. Type 'contributors()' for more information and 'citation()' on how to cite R in publications. Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or 'help.start()' for a HTML browser interface to help. Type 'q()' to quit R. > date() date() [1] "Thu Apr 22 21:52:14 2004" > ls() ls() character(0) > nonsense nonsense Error: Object "nonsense" not found Execution halted /cygdrive/c/HOME/tmp$ When I manually start the trellis.device, after a version of my .First that doesn't start it for me, I get this > .Device [1] "windows" > on the q() issue, I report it as a continuation of behavior that has been discussed on this list. I don't remember when. It has been an issue for me for a long time. I am currently on XP HOME, I see this also on NT4. I normally type just q() This time I tried q("no"). It still freezes. I have to enter C-G to unfreeze emacs and then use the Task Manager to kill the Rterm process. Rich ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel