[R] blank graphics window while R is working

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Your R is an obselete version.  There are some changes in 2.2.0 which 
affect the hinting given to X11 WMs, so please try the current version of 
R. (I know it had only recently been released, but the posting guide 
refers you to the development versions.)

I don't know if this will solve it (I have never met the problem) but do 
know that we will not patch obselete versions.


On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Dan Davison wrote:

> Dear R-help,
>
> When R starts to execute some code, all the graphics windows
> associated with that R session go blank, and remain blank until the R
> prompt returns.
>
> I am using the "ion" window manager
> (http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/) under Debian linux.
>
> I notice that under the gnome desktop environment with Fedora Core 4
> linux, the graphics windows retain their images while R evaluates. Does
> anyone else experience this problem or know of any solution, or is this
> just an incompatibility between R and my (presumably somewhat uncommon)
> window manager?
>
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Dan
>
> p.s. the problem remains whether R is run via ESS or not.
>
>> version
>          _
> platform i386-pc-linux-gnu
> arch     i386
> os       linux-gnu
> system   i386, linux-gnu
> status
> major    2
> minor    1.0
> year     2005
> month    04
> day      18
> language R

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