[MACTCL] R statistics package with tcl/tk support

[Jan de L. <de...@st...>]

The R statistics packages (sometimes known as GNU S) exists both in
a Carbon version and in a Darwin/X11 version. The Darwin/X11
version has the tcltk package, using tcl/tk with X11. I recently build
a version of R which does not use X11 at all. It's main graphics
device is quartz based (due to Stefano Iacus), and it uses AquaTk
for the tcltk package. It almost works. Start R from Terminal, load
the tcltk package, and run the demos -- they all draw fine in
Aqua windows, but these cannot be made front windows. Clicking
them gives the message

SetFrontProcess failed,-606

in the R terminal, and obviously buttons, sliders etc cannot
interact with the mouse.

Does this ring a bell ? I use the latest version from sourceforge
(not from CVS) for MacTcl. Where does the SetFrontProcess
error message come from ? R ? Tcl/Tk ? the OS ?
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