Using R together with S+/R mode of AlphaX/Tk
Dear Stefano,
I'd like to bring to your attention that AlphaX can be easily used with
R these days again. However, the information offered at
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#External-editors
is quite outdated. Please fix the information offered there under point
6.2 External editors as follows:
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R accepts the Apple Event command open. This means than an external
editor can communicate with R sending portions or entire scripts of R
code to execute via files. This is the approach used by the S+/R mode in
Alpha X (see
http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Software/AlphaX). This
mode is quite powerful and supports in a convenient manner the writing
and execution of R scripts from within AlphaX. Moreover, the mode is
written in Tcl, can therefore be easily extended.
Which AlphaX to use? It is recommended to use the latest beta
development release of AlphaX, since it contains a well working S+/R
mode. However, if you prefer to use one of the stable releases of AlphaX
(version 8.0.2), you need first to install a small fix for the S+/R mode
to interact properly with the current generation of the R software. The
fix is available at
http://www.sysecol.ethz.ch/SimSoftware/SimSoftware2.html#S+R_Mode and
hints on its use and installation are available at
http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlphaXTkAndRInOSX.
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Thanks for your help and cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
Andreas Fischlin
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ETH Zurich
Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischlin
Systems Ecology - Institute of Integrative Biology
CHN E 21.1
Universitaetstrasse 16
8092 Zurich
SWITZERLAND
andreas.fischlin at env.ethz.ch
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+41 44 633-6090 phone
+41 44 633-1136 fax
Make it as simple as possible, but distrust it!
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