From p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk  Sun Dec  6 18:39:27 2009
From: p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard)
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:39:27 +0100
Subject: [Rd] PR#14099
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ulrich.keller at uni.lu wrote:
> The notes asked why an Ubuntu/Compiz problem is being reported on
> R-bugs. Answer: because the fact that no other application exhibits
> these redrawing problems seems to indicate that R is to blame, not
> Compiz. 

Wrong logic. And just because you have "the only" system that displays 
such behaviour does not imply that R is bug-free, nor that a workaround 
is necessarily impossible.

> Furthermore, the data editor is not drawn properly with Metacity
> either (some row names missing until cursor is moved). 

That's not true for Metacity on Fedora, it seems.

> Should I make a
> new bug report that does not mention Compiz?

Certainly not! Hiding the fact that this is system-specific does not 
resolve the issue any faster. To the contrary, since it is 
system-specific, it is most likely to be analyzed and eventually fixed 
by someone with access to the specific system.

However, R is an application that has worked across multiple X11 based 
platforms for many years. If R doesn't work on a new platform, I think 
it is fair to ask what is being done different on that platform, by 
filing a bug report for the system, if necessary.



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[Rd] PR#14099
Peter Dalgaard