[OT] (slightly) - OpenOffice Calc and text files

It will get a good look, as will gnumeric - thanks to all!

Bill
emacs shows you exactly what is there, nothing more nor less.
it isn't a spreadsheet, but tabs will align columns.

albyn

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 01:53:46PM -0400, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
> Albyn,
>
> I'll look into it.  In fact, I have a small book on it that I bought in my very early days of using Linux.  I quickly found TeX Maker (for the obvious), Code::Blocks for C/C++ and I would not have started the move without a working Smalltalk (http://pharo-project.org/home).
>
> For editing data files, I really just want something that shows data in an understandable grid and does not do weird stuff thinking it's being helpful.
>
> Bill
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Albyn Jones [jones at reed.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:39 PM
> To: Schwab,Wilhelm K
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] [OT] (slightly) - OpenOffice Calc and text files
>
> How about emacs?
>
> albyn
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 01:13:03PM -0400, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > <.....>
> > Have any of you found a nice (or at least predictable) way to use OO Calc to edit files like this?  If it insists on thinking for me, I wish it would think in 24 hour time and 4 digit years :)  I work on Linux, so Excel is off the table, but another spreadsheet or text editor would be a viable option, as would configuration changes to Calc.
> >
> > Bill
> >
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>
>

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It will get a good look, as will gnumeric - thanks to all!
emacs org-mode can convert your tab delimited file to a 'table' that you 
can edit either using org-mode functions OR as plain text by switching to 
fundamental mode.

In emacs speak, just put the cursor at the top of a buffer holding your 
file and do

 	M-x replace-string RET TAB RET | RET

I think, then move your cursor to a line that has a '|' in it and hit TAB, 
and you have a neatly formatted table.

See,

 	http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/tables.php

for an intro.

A big advantage in using an org-mode table is you can place an R source 
code block further down in the same file, and it can read in the data in 
the table. Then you can go back to the table to edit, then rerun R, ...

I append an example below.

There is a load of tutorial info at

 	http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php

HTH,

Chuck

#+begin_example
#+tblname: simpleDF
| a | b | c |
|---+---+---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 |
|---+---+---|
#+end_example

#+begin_src R :var df=simpleDF :results output :colnames yes

    summary( df )

#+end_src

#+results:
:        a           b             c
:  Min.   :1   Min.   :2.0   Min.   :2.00
:  1st Qu.:2   1st Qu.:2.5   1st Qu.:2.25
:  Median :3   Median :3.0   Median :2.50
:  Mean   :3   Mean   :3.0   Mean   :2.50
:  3rd Qu.:4   3rd Qu.:3.5   3rd Qu.:2.75
:  Max.   :5   Max.   :4.0   Max.   :3.00
Bill

________________________________________
From: Albyn Jones [jones at reed.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 2:14 PM
To: Schwab,Wilhelm K
Subject: Re: [R] [OT] (slightly) - OpenOffice Calc and text files

emacs shows you exactly what is there, nothing more nor less.
it isn't a spreadsheet, but tabs will align columns.

albyn

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 01:53:46PM -0400, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
Albyn,

I'll look into it.  In fact, I have a small book on it that I bought in my very early days of using Linux.  I quickly found TeX Maker (for the obvious), Code::Blocks for C/C++ and I would not have started the move without a working Smalltalk (http://pharo-project.org/home).

For editing data files, I really just want something that shows data in an understandable grid and does not do weird stuff thinking it's being helpful.

Bill

________________________________________
From: Albyn Jones [jones at reed.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:39 PM
To: Schwab,Wilhelm K
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] [OT] (slightly) - OpenOffice Calc and text files

How about emacs?

albyn

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 01:13:03PM -0400, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
Hello all,
<.....>
Have any of you found a nice (or at least predictable) way to use OO Calc to edit files like this?  If it insists on thinking for me, I wish it would think in 24 hour time and 4 digit years :)  I work on Linux, so Excel is off the table, but another spreadsheet or text editor would be a viable option, as would configuration changes to Calc.

Bill

______________________________________________
R-help at r-project.org mailing list
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

--
Albyn Jones
Reed College
jones at reed.edu

--
Albyn Jones
Reed College
jones at reed.edu

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