[BlindRUG] New R User Having Trouble

[Amy Albin]

Thank you everyone for your support!

On 12/2/20, JooYoung Seo <jooyoung at psu.edu> wrote:
> Or, you can quit R by pressing Ctrl+D. I don't recommend using Alt+F4
> for Rterm.exe. The dialog box only pops up for  R gui, not forR Term.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Best,
>
> JooYoung
>
>
> On 12/2/20, Henrik Bengtsson via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> When typing just 'q', or it's alias 'quit', you're not calling that
>> function but end up displaying it's arguments and code.  To call a
>> function you need to use parentheses afterward.  Thus to quit R, type
>> 'q()' or 'quit()', e.g.
>>
>>> quit()
>> Save workspace image? [y/n/c]:
>>
>> This is no different from calling any other functions in R, e.g. compare:
>>
>>> sqrt(9)
>> [1] 3
>>
>> to
>>
>>> sqrt
>> function (x)  .Primitive("sqrt")
>>
>> /Henrik
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 11:26 AM Amy Albin via BlindRUG
>> <blindrug at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm totally blind and trying to use R version 3.5.3 with JAWS 2020.
>>> When I type (q) it doesn't ask me to save my workspace, it just brings
>>> up some code that I don't understand.
>>> Also there is no Rprofile.site file in the etc folder, just a file
>>> called
>>> x64
>>> This is in contrast to what the R materials here show.
>>> https://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/LURNBlind/LURNBlindch2.html
>>>
>>> Would someone please help me get started? I'm about to be a psychology
>>> graduate student, and I really need to be able to use statistical
>>> software. Thanks!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Amy Albin
>>>
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>>> More information and useful links about using R as a blind person can be
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>>>
>>> Look for help using R commands by reading the accessible e-book "Let's
>>> Use
>>> R Now" compiled by Jonathan Godfrey at:
>>> http://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz/lurn/front.html
>>
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>> More information and useful links about using R as a blind person can be
>> obtained at:
>> http://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz
>>
>> Look for help using R commands by reading the accessible e-book "Let's Use
>> R
>> Now" compiled by Jonathan Godfrey at:
>> http://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz/lurn/front.html
>>
>
>
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