[Rd] A package for visualizing R syntax

Gabor Grothendieck ggrothendieck at gmail.com
Wed Dec 23 23:16:25 CET 2009


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On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Felix Andrews <felix at nfrac.org> wrote:
> Nice idea.
> But I think "visualR" or "seeR" are way too vague.
> How about "drawExpressions", or "showExpressions"?
>
> -Felix
>
> 2009/12/24 Sylvain Loiseau <sylvain.loiseau at unicaen.fr>:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have written a small set of functions for drawing graphical representations of R objects and evaluations of R expressions.
>>
>> It is mainly intended for pedagogical purposes. Here are some samples:
>>
>> http://panini.u-paris10.fr/~sloiseau/sampleGraphics.pdf
>>
>> The idea is to use some graphical conventions in order to make clear the abstract syntax and to explain function, extraction, recycling, type conversion, properties of data structures, etc.
>>
>> I would be very interested in your reactions and comments. I'm wondering if it may become a R package. Does something like this already exist? May it be useful? What improvement may be planned? Have you some idea for the name of such a package (visualR, seeR... ?)
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sylvain
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