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Simple Interactive Controls for R using the 'tcltk' Package

v1.1-6.1 · Mar 13, 2026 · GPL (>= 2)
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Description

A set of functions to build simple GUI controls for R functions. These are built on the 'tcltk' package. Uses could include changing a parameter on a graph by animating it with a slider or a "doublebutton", up to more sophisticated control panels. Some functions for specific graphical tasks, referred to as 'cartoons', are provided.

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ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [86s/115s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional test configuration?
  > # Learn more about the roles of various files in:
  > # * https://r-pkgs.org/testing-design.html#sec-tests-files-overview
  > # * https://testthat.r-lib.org/articles/special-files.html
  > 
  > library(testthat)
  > library(rpanel)
  Loading required package: tcltk
  Package `rpanel', version 1.1-6.1: type help(rpanel) for summary information
  > 
  > test_check("rpanel")
  trying URL 'https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/2020StatisticsForMission_tables.xlsx'
  Content type 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' length 54094 bytes (52 KB)
  ==================================================
  downloaded 52 KB
  
  trying URL 'https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/d
...[truncated]...
ensus_IMD2019_Summary_Jan2022.xlsx'
  Content type 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' length 6112976 bytes (5.8 MB)
  ==================================================
  downloaded 5.8 MB
  
  Error in xord[, 1] : incorrect number of dimensions
  Saving _problems/test-rp.plot4d-68.R
  Saving _problems/test-rp.plot4d-69.R
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 279 ]
  
  ══ Failed tests ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  ── Failure ('test-rp.plot4d.R:68:4'): Standard call ────────────────────────────
  Expected `pnl <- rp.plot4d(x, y, z)` not to throw any errors.
  Actually got a <simpleError> with message:
    
  ── Error ('test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4'): Standard call ──────────────────────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 279 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
ERROR r-devel-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [23s/42s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional test configuration?
  > # Learn more about the roles of various files in:
  > # * https://r-pkgs.org/testing-design.html#sec-tests-files-overview
  > # * https://testthat.r-lib.org/articles/special-files.html
  > 
  > library(testthat)
  > library(rpanel)
  Loading required package: tcltk
  Package `rpanel', version 1.1-6.1: type help(rpanel) for summary information
  > 
  > test_check("rpanel")
  trying URL 'https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/2020StatisticsForMission_tables.xlsx'
  Content type 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' length 54094 bytes (52 KB)
  ==================================================
  downloaded 52 KB
  
  trying URL 'https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/de
...[truncated]...
ensus_IMD2019_Summary_Jan2022.xlsx'
  Content type 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' length 6112976 bytes (5.8 MB)
  ==================================================
  downloaded 5.8 MB
  
  Error in xord[, 1] : incorrect number of dimensions
  Saving _problems/test-rp.plot4d-68.R
  Saving _problems/test-rp.plot4d-69.R
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 279 ]
  
  ══ Failed tests ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  ── Failure ('test-rp.plot4d.R:68:4'): Standard call ────────────────────────────
  Expected `pnl <- rp.plot4d(x, y, z)` not to throw any errors.
  Actually got a <simpleError> with message:
    
  ── Error ('test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4'): Standard call ──────────────────────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 279 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted

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ERROR 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 2 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 18, 2026
ERROR r-patched-linux-x86_64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [89s/120s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional
...[truncated]...
──────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 279 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
ERROR r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [43s/150s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional
...[truncated]...
──────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 4 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 220 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
NOTE 11 OK · 3 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 14, 2026
NOTE r-devel-windows-x86_64

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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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ERROR 4 OK · 7 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 3 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 12, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

CRAN incoming feasibility

Maintainer: ‘Adrian Bowman <adrian.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk>’

No Authors@R field in DESCRIPTION.
Please add one, modifying
  Authors@R: c(person(family = "Bowman",
                      role = "aut"),
               person(family = "Bowman",
           
...[truncated]...
ow.ac.uk"))
as necessary.

Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style personList() or
as.personList().  Please use c() on person objects instead.
Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style citEntry().  Please
use bibentry() instead.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

CRAN incoming feasibility

Maintainer: ‘Adrian Bowman <adrian.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk>’

No Authors@R field in DESCRIPTION.
Please add one, modifying
  Authors@R: c(person(family = "Bowman",
                      role = "aut"),
               person(family = "Bowman",
           
...[truncated]...
ow.ac.uk"))
as necessary.

Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style personList() or
as.personList().  Please use c() on person objects instead.
Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style citEntry().  Please
use bibentry() instead.
ERROR r-devel-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [24s/30s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional 
...[truncated]...
────────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'result' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─base::print(result$sample) at test-rp.sample.r:40:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 274 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
NOTE r-devel-windows-x86_64

Rd files

checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:41: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:43: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
NOTE r-patched-linux-x86_64

Rd files

checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:41: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:42: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:43: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
NOTE r-release-linux-x86_64

Rd files

checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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ERROR r-release-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [25s/29s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional 
...[truncated]...
──────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 276 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
NOTE r-release-windows-x86_64

Rd files

checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:41: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:42: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
checkRd: (-1) rp.pos.Rd:43: Lost braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
ERROR r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [67s/392s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional
...[truncated]...
──────────────
  Error in `eval(code, test_env)`: object 'pnl' not found
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. └─rpanel::rp.control.dispose(pnl) at test-rp.plot4d.R:69:4
  
  [ FAIL 2 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 276 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
NOTE r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

package dependencies

Package suggested but not available for checking: 'RandomFields'
NOTE 0 OK · 14 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

CRAN incoming feasibility

Maintainer: ‘Adrian Bowman <adrian.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk>’

No Authors@R field in DESCRIPTION.
Please add one, modifying
  Authors@R: c(person(family = "Bowman",
                      role = "aut"),
               person(family = "Bowman",
           
...[truncated]...
ow.ac.uk"))
as necessary.

Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style personList() or
as.personList().  Please use c() on person objects instead.
Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style citEntry().  Please
use bibentry() instead.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

CRAN incoming feasibility

Maintainer: ‘Adrian Bowman <adrian.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk>’

No Authors@R field in DESCRIPTION.
Please add one, modifying
  Authors@R: c(person(family = "Bowman",
                      role = "aut"),
               person(family = "Bowman",
           
...[truncated]...
ow.ac.uk"))
as necessary.

Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style personList() or
as.personList().  Please use c() on person objects instead.
Package CITATION file contains call(s) to old-style citEntry().  Please
use bibentry() instead.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

Rd files

checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
...[truncated]...
braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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NOTE r-release-linux-x86_64

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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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checkRd: (-1) Clyde.Rd:8: Lost braces
     8 | These data record the water quality, in terms of dissolved oxygen (\code{DO}) on a percentage scale, at a number of sampling stations (\code{Station}) on the River Clyde.  The date (\code{Day}, \\code{Mo
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braces in \itemize; meant \describe ?
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NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

package dependencies

Package suggested but not available for checking: ‘RandomFields’
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

package dependencies

Package suggested but not available for checking: ‘RandomFields’
NOTE r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

package dependencies

Package suggested but not available for checking: 'RandomFields'

Reverse Dependencies (14)

depends

LinRegInteractive gamlss.demo optBiomarker smovie spatstat.gui stpp

imports

BioTrajectory RFOC lgcp

suggests

baggingbwsel biotools seewave sm soilphysics

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies LinRegInteractive gamlss.demo optBiomarker smovie spatstat.gui stpp BioTrajectory RFOC lgcp baggingbwsel biotools seewave sm soilphysics rpanel

Version History

updated 1.1-6.1 ← 1.1-6 diff Mar 13, 2026
updated 1.1-6 ← 1.1-5.2 diff Mar 12, 2026
new 1.1-5.2 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.1-5.2 ← 1.1-5.1 diff Feb 6, 2023
updated 1.1-5.1 ← 1.1-5 diff Jul 3, 2022
updated 1.1-5 ← 1.1-4 diff Sep 2, 2021
updated 1.1-4 ← 1.1-3 diff May 6, 2018
updated 1.1-3 ← 1.1-2 diff Feb 27, 2014
updated 1.1-2 ← 1.1-1 diff Apr 1, 2013
updated 1.1-1 ← 1.0-6 diff Feb 13, 2013
updated 1.0-6 ← 1.0-5 diff Oct 10, 2010
updated 1.0-5 ← 1.0-4 diff Dec 12, 2008
updated 1.0-4 ← 1.0-3 diff Dec 18, 2006
new 1.0-3 Aug 20, 2006