Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Marc Schwartz
On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 21:50, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:48:28AM -0500, Marc Schwartz wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 08:55, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > > Brian, > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:21:40PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > > What are stdin/stdout

Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:48:28AM -0500, Marc Schwartz wrote: > On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 08:55, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > Brian, > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:21:40PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > What are stdin/stdout/stderr connected to when you do that? R --gui=GNOME > > > does wr

Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Marc Schwartz
On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 08:55, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > Brian, > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:21:40PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > What are stdin/stdout/stderr connected to when you do that? R --gui=GNOME > > does write certain error messages (from GDK/GTK) to the controlling > > terminal s

Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
Brian, On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:21:40PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > What are stdin/stdout/stderr connected to when you do that? R --gui=GNOME > does write certain error messages (from GDK/GTK) to the controlling > terminal so you may need one, at least if there is an error/warning. > > I

Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
What are stdin/stdout/stderr connected to when you do that? R --gui=GNOME does write certain error messages (from GDK/GTK) to the controlling terminal so you may need one, at least if there is an error/warning. I see gnome_start in src/modules/gnome/system.c has R_Interactive = isatty(0); I

Re: [Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-31 Thread Marc Schwartz
On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 21:38, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > A Debian user filed a bug report the details of which are at > http://bugs.debian.org/269107 > > I can replicate his problem: the R/Gnome entry that is made available to the > various window managers fails. A window pops, and exists. >

[Rd] Problem with R --gui=GNOME when launched from a menu system

2004-08-30 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
A Debian user filed a bug report the details of which are at http://bugs.debian.org/269107 I can replicate his problem: the R/Gnome entry that is made available to the various window managers fails. A window pops, and exists. As far as I can tell, the menuing system does not have a probl