Hi Graham, > On 14 Aug 2007, at 15:15, Graham Smith wrote: >> I am brand new to the Mac, and wondered what exactly X11, does.
X11 is the windowing system on unix/linux operating systems. Since the move to OS X, it has been available as an optional install on the Mac as well to enable people to run unix-based apps unmodified. With respect to R, using X11 windows is just an option IF you have X11 installed. The Mac windowing system is called Quartz (hence, the Mac-only R function quartz() to open a new window). You can go about using R on the Mac without using X11 windows at all. What I tell most people who ask is, if you don't know what X11 is, you don't need it. :) The support is useful on the Mac as you have the option to run R from the Terminal and not use R.app at all, but unless there's a specific reason to do this, I wouldn't. Cheers, Demitri _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
