[R] positioning of R windows

[Glenn Stauffer]

I've updated to the latest version of R, but still the problem persists.
Another thing I noticed (but failed to mention before) is that when I
initially open the "change working directory" dialog box, the little line
labeled "Folder:" (under the window showing the folder tree) does show the
current folder for a split second before reverting back to the folder
"Computer". But the tree always just selects "Computer" and below that lists
the C drive and the D drive.

Anyway, I am convinced now that it is not an R issue, but rather something
about my computer, specifically. 

Glenn Stauffer 


-----Original Message-----
From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.duncan at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 8:25 AM
To: Glenn Stauffer
Cc: 'Prof Brian Ripley'; r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] positioning of R windows

On 13-02-28 11:10 AM, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 28/02/2013 11:00 AM, Glenn Stauffer wrote:
>> Ahh, I should have known about the MDI and SDI options - choosing SDI 
>> lets me do what I want. Thanks.
>> On #2, I realized that when the change directory dialog window pops 
>> up, if I resize it, R remembers the resizing so that now the entire 
>> window is visible. I should have tried that before I posted. No luck 
>> though on getting the "change directory" dialog box to begin at the 
>> current working directory the same manner as 'save' or 'open'
>> dialog boxes.
>> I'll update to the new R version
>
> In the 2.15.3 release candidate, I see this:
>
> The first time I open that control, it starts in the current working 
> directory.
>
> After that, it starts in the last directory chosen in that control. If 
> I've used setwd() in the console to change, it doesn't see the change.
>
> This might be fixable, but not for tomorrow.

It is now changed so that it starts in the current working directory,
whether that was chosen by dialog or setwd().  This will appear in 3.0.0.

Duncan Murdoch

>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Glenn Stauffer
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org 
>> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Prof Brian Ripley
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:52 AM
>> To: r-help at r-project.org
>> Subject: Re: [R] positioning of R windows
>>
>> On 27/02/2013 22:33, Glenn Stauffer wrote:
>>> I have 2 (related, I think) questions about positioning of windows 
>>> within
>> R.
>>>
>>> 1.       I often work with a second monitor and sometimes like to
arrange
>> 1
>>> or more plot windows on the second monitor, while keeping the 
>>> console on the primary monitor (so I can see things better). I used 
>>> to be able to do this (when using Windows XP), but it seems that now 
>>> (using Windows 7) I can't even move the plot window outside of the 
>>> parent R window. Is this a Windows
>>> 7 issue, or something I can fix with R preferences?
>>
>> Run RGui with --sdi  I don't believe it was ever intentionally 
>> possible to move MDI windows outside the frame.
>>
>>> 2.       When I use the file menu to change directories I noticed 2
>>> differences from Win XP to Win 7. In Win 7, 1) the bottom of the 
>>> pop-up window is off the bottom of my computer, and 2) the directory 
>>> tree defaults to something close to the root, regardless of the 
>>> current
>> working directory.
>>> In Win XP, the directory tree defaulted to the current working 
>>> directory, which made it easy to jump up one folder, etc. Is there 
>>> any way to make this the default behavior?
>>
>> Ask Microsoft not to change the behaviour of their common controls API.
>>
>>> I am using R 2.15.1
>>
>> Which is not current: R 2.15.3 will be released tomorrow.  And you 
>> are comparing an old OS (Win7) with a very old one (XP): R for 
>> Windows was adapted for Win7 and before that, Vista, several years ago.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Glenn Stauffer
>>>
>>>
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