R: a question on plot(), workspace or method dispatch, NOT about: Re: [R] RWinEdt, other text editors and R2.01 a problem in pasting commands

[Uwe Ligges]

giovanna jona lasinio wrote:

> I'm using R since version 1.6, and  I didn't redefine plot in my
> workspace (I would never even dream of doing anything like that), I
> didn't change any R-environment variable or option in the last 4 month. 
> In my example x is a vector of 30 real values ...
> 
> I installed the windows service pack2 lately and I removed it now as the
> microsoft help desk suggested, but the problem is still there and it is
> there even with a new computer on which I installed R for the first time
> yesterday. The real problem is that the copy-paste procedure is not
> recognized any more on these two computers. If I try to paste any
> command using other editors then WinEdt the problem is still there it
> extends to almost all R commands, only assign and basic arithmetic is
> performed correctly

And the same command works when typed in the Console in exactly the same 
way?

>  in the last two days I tried the following editors:
> 1. the display file window in the RGUI
> 2. RWinEdt
> 3. Xemacs
> 3. Word pad
> 4. Block notes
> With no changes.
> 
> Conclusion: How it may happen that the copy and paste procedure stop
> working?

Please specify a reproducible example, i.e. the data, and the code!
What is the output of str(x)?
Does it still happen when R has been started with --vanilla?

Uwe Ligges


> Giovanna
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de] 
> Inviato: lunedì, 22. novembre 2004 18:55
> A: giovanna jona lasinio
> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Oggetto: a question on plot(), workspace or method dispatch, NOT about:
> Re: [R] RWinEdt, other text editors and R2.01 a problem in pasting
> commands
> 
> 
> giovanna jona lasinio wrote:
> 
> 
>>Dear All,
>>In the last few days I started using the last version of R as I 
>>encountered a problem with R1.9 and the use of RWinEdt, however the 
>>problem shows with R2.01 as well. More precisely
>>
>>1. I install R2.01 after removing old verions of R
>>2. I Install RWinEdt package versione RWinEdt_1.6-2 and 
>>SWinRegistry_0.3-2 and everything seems fine 3. I recall the RWinEdt 
>>library (library(RWinEdt)) and WinEdt appears 4. now after loading a 
>>workspace I run the following command using the paste icon in WinEdt:
>>plot(x,xaxt="n",xlab="time",
> 
> ylab=expression(alpha),main=nome,type="l")
> 
>>And I get the following error message:
>><<Error in stripchart(x, ...) : unused argument(s) (xaxt ...)>>
>>>From now on the plot command stops working, it doesn't recognize any
>>option not even type="l" or type="b" or anything.
>>
>>If I type the intrusction directly on the command window without any 
>>previous paste operation from WinEdt the command works properly.
>>
>>Furthermore if I try to paste commands by simply coping it from a text
> 
> 
>>file and pasting it on the R command window I have the same problem. I
> 
> 
>>even tried:
>>source("prova.txt") containing the same command line and I got the 
>>same
>>error:
>>Error in stripchart(x, ...) : unused argument(s) (xaxt ...)
>>
>>I'm not very good at using Windows XP, can anyone help?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Giovanna Jona Lasinio
> 
> 
> Please don't complain about R-WinEdt, WinEdt, other editors, or Windows 
> if the point is obviously somewhere else!
> 
> 1. Have you redefined plot() in your workspace?
> 2. What kind of object is x (in particular it's class, please!)?
> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 
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