Gabor Grothendieck wrote: > It eliminates Hmisc and R by giving you a tex file. Now its up > to you to figure out how to handle tex files on your system.
That's true but quick previewing of the LaTeX result is useful. I frequently type latex(describe(mydataframe)) for example. Everything is pre-installed on Linux and easy to install on Windows/Mac. We just need to get to the bottom of why xdvi is not found even though "which xdvi" proves that it's there. [Note - on Windows you specify options( ) to give the name of another previewer command.]. Frank > > On Jan 23, 2008 12:20 PM, Frank E Harrell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Gabor Grothendieck wrote: >>> I don't use Mac but a workaround to this type of >>> problem was discussed just recently here: >>> >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2008-January/151524.html >> I don't think that addresses the problem. If xdvi is truly in the >> system path then the problem is very strange. >> >> Frank >> >> >>> On Jan 23, 2008 9:22 AM, Kevin E. Thorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hello. >>>> >>>> I am posting this on behalf of a student in my class. I have been >>>> introducing them to R. >>>> >>>> I suspect that the problem I need help with is not so much an R >>>> issue, but a MAC config issue, but I don't have enough MAC >>>> experience to know what to do. >>>> >>>> Anyway, on to the problem. We are using Frank Harrell's Hmisc >>>> and Design packages. This student also wishes to use the latex >>>> formatting facilities provided in those packages so she has installed >>>> LaTeX. >>>> >>>> When she does something like latex(describe(dataframe)), the latex >>>> file is produced, the dvi file is successfully written but then >>>> the error "sh: line 1: xdvi: command not found" appears. >>>> >>>> I started a terminal and a "which xdvi" returned the path >>>> where it found xdvi. So, it appears that xdvi is in the >>>> PATH. >>>> >>>> My apologies, I forgot to get her sessionInfo() but I think >>>> she is running R 2.6.? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kevin E. Thorpe >>>> Biostatistician/Trialist, Knowledge Translation Program >>>> Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences >>>> Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto >>>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 416.864.5776 Fax: 416.864.6057 >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> [email protected] 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. >>>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] 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. >>> >> >> -- >> Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine >> Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University >> > -- Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University ______________________________________________ [email protected] 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.
