I said I would post if I figured this out - here is what I found. When my working directory is located anywhere within my user folder (e.g. "C/Users/Stauffer") on my Windows 7 computer, then the "Browse for folder" dialog box displays the behavior I described (directory tree always defaults to "My Computer"). But when the working directory is outside this user account, then the directory tree behaves normally.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Stauffer [mailto:gestauf...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:11 AM > To: 'Duncan Murdoch' > Cc: 'Prof Brian Ripley'; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: RE: [R] positioning of R windows > > I'm sorry - yes I meant 2.15.3. But I think it probably does not matter. > Others are not seeing the behavior that I am (with any version), so I don't think R > is the problem. But I will post if I ever get it figured out. > > Thanks, > Glenn Stauffer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.dun...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 10:58 AM > To: Glenn Stauffer > Cc: 'Prof Brian Ripley'; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] positioning of R windows > > On 05/03/2013 10:22 AM, Glenn Stauffer wrote: > > I've updated to the latest version of R, > > That's a little ambiguous. Do you mean 2.15.3? I didn't put the new change into > that, because it was too late. You can try a build of the development version, > which will be released as 3.0.0 in April, and you should see different behaviour. > > Duncan Murdoch > > > > 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.dun...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 8:25 AM > > To: Glenn Stauffer > > Cc: 'Prof Brian Ripley'; r-help@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-boun...@r-project.org > > >> [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Prof Brian > > >> Ripley > > >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:52 AM > > >> To: r-help@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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > >>> > > >>> ______________________________________________ > > >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide > > >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.