Full_Name: Ana Nelson Version: R 2.7.0 GUI 1.24 (5102) OS: OSX 10.5.2 Submission from: (NULL) (213.94.201.89)
The R GUI close button has a solid circle. Screenshot is here: http://skitch.com/ananelson/kmxj/r-console On OSX this indicates that there are unsaved changes pending. Please see page 201 of the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (version 2008-03-11): http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/OSXHIGuidelines.pdf However, I never save my workspace on exiting R, therefore I don't really have unsaved changes, so the "X" close button would be more appropriate. I know this might seem like a very fussy request, but I actually find it very distracting to think I have unsaved changes in a document, and every time I glance and see the solid circle I have to stop and think and remind myself that I don't. Apple has me so well trained! (sigh) I think it's because when I see a dot instead of an X, I anticipate that I will be faced with a "save as" dialog box, which will interrupt my workflow and I will have to think about where to save the file, what to call it etc. Anyway, I would vote to get rid of the dot, perhaps just for those users who have the "No" option selected for "save workspace on exit from R". ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
