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WebDrake

January 16th, 2007, 02:30 PM

Hello all,

I'm trying to teach myself how to use R, which I've installed on my Edgy-running Dell laptop. Unfortunately the plot command does not work. If I type,

plot(x,y)
I get an error message,

Error in X11() : could not find any X11 fonts
Check that the Font Path is correct

Google didn't come up with much help, so does anyone have any suggestions for how to solve the problem? I don't think I've done anything to modify xorg.conf from the default.

Thanks in advance,

-- Joe

akniss

January 16th, 2007, 03:36 PM

The problem is due to R looking in the wrong place for fonts. See the post below:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1683538&postcount=14

WebDrake

January 16th, 2007, 05:36 PM

The problem is due to R looking in the wrong place for fonts. See the post below:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1683538&postcount=14

Thanks! I did search the fora, but must have missed that one.... has anyone reported this as a bug that should be fixed?

akniss

January 16th, 2007, 10:54 PM

Thanks! I did search the fora, but must have missed that one.... has anyone reported this as a bug that should be fixed?

Perfectly understandable that a forum search didn't help in this case. It is quite difficult for all of us R users to figure out what exactly we should use as search terms! I'm not sure if this has been reported as a bug or not... I know it has been discussed at least twice on these forums, as well as in the R lists. I guess I'm not sure where the problem originated... with R? Xorg? Edgy? Maybe LaserJock can figure out who should be notified, He seems to stay on top of things like this.

WebDrake

January 17th, 2007, 01:41 AM

I guess I'm not sure where the problem originated... with R? Xorg? Edgy? Maybe LaserJock can figure out who should be notified, He seems to stay on top of things like this.
Well, as far as I can see, the error was in xorg.conf, which contained wrong path names for font locations.

While we've got a moment, since I'm a novice R user, can you suggest any useful resources for learning/becoming proficient with R, besides the main website's documentation?

Thanks again,

-- Joe

akniss

January 17th, 2007, 04:33 AM

There are some good links here:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=717367#post717367

If you are willing to buy a book to learn R, I HIGHLY recommend Modern Applied Statistics with S by Venables and Ripley.

WebDrake

January 17th, 2007, 02:36 PM