viewing data in something similar to 'R Data Editor'

Thanks Erik, almost worked! I am a mac user and for some reason  View 
worked perfectly for my PC using friend, but
doesn't for me.

When I tried:
 > mat=matrix(1:10,ncol=2)
 > mat
     [,1] [,2]
[1,]    1    6
[2,]    2    7
[3,]    3    8
[4,]    4    9
[5,]    5   10
 > View(mat)
I get no error message, but nothing happens (besides spinning ball of 
death) and I have to force quit R. I tried
a couple different variations but still no success with using View.

Suggestions?
Not from me, no Mac here.  Maybe someone else?  Or else there is a Mac 
specific list, R-SIG-Mac, google for it.

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Erik Iverson <iverson at biostat.wisc.edu 
<mailto:iverson at biostat.wisc.edu>> wrote:

    See ?View but I don't think it 'auto updates' per your last
    sentence. Maybe there's a better option?

    Rachel Schwartz wrote:

        Hi,

        I would like to view matrices I am working with in a clean, easy
        to read,
        separate window.

        A friend showed me how to do something like I want  with edit().
        I can view
        the matrix in the 'R Data Editor':

        For a sample matrix:

            mat=matrix(1:15,ncol=3)
            mat

            [,1] [,2] [,3]
        [1,]    1    6   11
        [2,]    2    7   12
        [3,]    3    8   13
        [4,]    4    9   14
        [5,]    5   10   15

            look=function(x) invisible(edit(x))
            look(mat)

        That opens the 'R Data Editor' with mat loaded.

        But I am not able to do any other actions in R while this 'R
        Data Editor' is
        open. I want to keep this open while
        I do other work.

        Is there a way to view my data in something like the 'R Data
        Editor' that
        still allows me to do work at the same time?
        I am looking for something other than  str(), head(), and tail()
        which just
        allow me a quick peak at the object. I do not
        want to edit the object in the table, but be able to watch the
        object change
        while I run anything that would manipulate it.

        Thank you for your help.

        Best,
        Rachel Schwartz
        Graduate Student Researcher
        UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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viewing data in something similar to 'R Data Editor'

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