From 72b109ac04a50f009ea41d5f24e767d13e31e241 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Ranke Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:46:02 +0100 Subject: Better Windows start simplification and acknowledgements --- README.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7b6a14d..48d04ec 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -147,20 +147,25 @@ You can put the commands ```s require(gmkin) -require(utils) gmkin() +while (TRUE) { + Sys.sleep(10) +} ``` -into an `.Rprofile` file in the working directory where you would like to work -with gmkin and create a shortcut to start R and gmkin in this directory. For -your convenience, you can find such a file -[here](http://raw.githubusercontent.com/jranke/gmkin/master/Rprofile). -On Windows, you can save this file to the directory where you would like to -start gmkin by right clicking on the link to this file, choose 'save target as' -or similar, and choose `.Rprofile.` as the name (yes, there are two dots, one in the beginning, -one in the end). This will lead to the creation of a file named `.Rprofile` -which will be executed when you start R within this directory, e.g. by creating -a shortcut that starts R in this directory (see [How do I install R for -Windows?](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#How-do-I-install-R-for-Windows_003f), -and [How do I run -it?](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#How-do-I-run-it_003f)). +into an R script (e.g. under `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\gmkin_start.R`), +and create a Windows shortcut, e.g. on the Desktop, with the target +`"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.x.y\bin\R.exe" --slave -f c:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\gmkin_start.R`, +where R.x.y is the version of R that you would like to use with gmkin. This +will start a non-interactive R console that runs the gmkin GUI. In the +properties dialogue of the shortcut, you can also set the working directory in +which it starts gmkin. Thanks to Jonas Klein of the Umweltbundesamt for the +trick with using Sys.sleep in a while loop and for suggesting the AppData +directory for the start script. + +## Acknowledgements + +Financial support, feedback and suggestions by the German Federal Environmental +Agency ([Umweltbundesamt](http://www.umweltbundesamt.de)) in two projects in +2014 and 2015 was crucial for reaching version 0.6.3 in November 2015 and is +gratefully acknowledged. -- cgit v1.2.1