utils::browseURL in exercise() does nothing (at least on Ubuntu)

[richardjtelford]

At least on Ubuntu, this line in exercise() does nothing.

msc-data-skills/R/exercise.R

Line 24 in cf948ca

utils::browseURL(filename)

Consider using rstudioapi::navigateToFile(filename) which will open the file in Rstudio.

To allow for anyone not using Rstudio, it might be worth either using usethis::edit_file directly or copying the last few lines from that function into exercise() which tests if Rstudio is being used and opens the file in an appropriate way.

I can send a pull request if you want, but cannot test on windows machine

[debruine]

Ah, good idea! I started developing that after lockdown last year, so have really only been testing it on my Mac at home. The book and class are so focussed on using R with RStudio that I don’t think it makes much sense to build in workarounds. People who use something different generally know what works for their setup. Send a pull request of you can be bothered, or I’ll get to it eventually here.

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On 6 Jan 2021, at 20:05, Richard J Telford ***@***.***> wrote:  At least on Ubuntu, this line in exercise() does nothing. https://github.com/PsyTeachR/msc-data-skills/blob/cf948ca23e6a23486eb619649342f8cc8ab7f591/R/exercise.R#L24 Consider using rstudioapi::navigateToFile(filename) which will open the file in Rstudio. To allow for anyone not using Rstudio, it might be worth either using usethis::edit_file directly or copying the last few lines from that function into exercise() which tests if Rstudio is being used and opens the file in an appropriate way. I can send a pull request if you want, but cannot test on windows machine — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.