[BlindRUG] New R User Having Trouble

[Kennedy Stomberg]

Hello, Amy,  

Just a quick follow-up. I didn't see you weren't using parentheses when calling the quit() function, what was said earlier is correct. If you use the parentheses, it should ask if you want to save the workspace image. Note that as mentioned earlier, this applies to all functions in R. You have to use the parentheses if you use a function. Sometimes, you put things within the parentheses, like specifications for the function in question. I hope this helps. I promise it will get easier! :-) 



> On Dec 2, 2020, at 7:44 PM, Amy Albin via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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>>>> Use
>>>> R Now" compiled by Jonathan Godfrey at:
>>>> http://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz/lurn/front.html
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>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> --------------------
>>  JooYoung Seo, CPACC
>>  Ph.D. Candidate (ABD),
>>  RStudio's Trusted Data-Science Instructor
>>  Learning, Design, and Technology
>>  Learning and Performance Systems
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