[R] viewing data in something similar to 'R Data Editor'

[Erik Iverson]

Rachel Schwartz wrote:
> 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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