[Rd] A package for visualizing R syntax

Sylvain Loiseau sylvain.loiseau at unicaen.fr
Mon Dec 28 10:58:55 CET 2009


Thanks!
I have submitted a project on R-forge (not sure it is the good place), with package name "drawExpression".

Sylvain

Le 23 déc. 2009 à 23:16, Gabor Grothendieck a écrit :

> or ExpressionBlocks
> 
> 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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>> 
>> 
>> 
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