[R] Are there any guis out there, which will allow editing of the graph?

[Bert Gunter]

No. Can't be. Editable graphs require that the graph be produced via code
that produces changeable components. All R graphs are essentially static.

That said, caveats: graphs drawn via the grid package functionality -- for
example lattice graphs -- **are** produced via changeable code. If you read
the lattice docs carefully, you'll see that there are a few features there
that allow some graph editing. There may be other packages that also have
some editing capabilties. R's base graphics also allow a little interaction
via identify() and locator(), which can be useful (e.g. for positioning
legends).

One can also "simulate" interactivity by recording various components of
graph construction and then modifying and redrawing them. But this is just
manually doing what you're looking for, so probably a dumb suggestion.

While graph editing certainly can be a nice feature, it is very difficult to
implement without severely constraining graphing flexibility (IMO, of
course). Graphs are very complex beasties, so it's hard to write clean code
that allows flexibile editing capabilities. Look at S-Plus's graph editing,
which I always found harder to use (and more buggy) than just issuing the
commands. (To be fair, it's been some years since I tried).

Again, just my 2 bits. Others may well disagree (and perhaps point you to
what you seek).

Cheers,
Bert

-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On
Behalf Of Arthur Roberts
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 9:51 AM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] Are there any guis out there,which will allow editing of the
graph?

Hi, all,

	I would like to know if there is any gui interface out there  
(academic or commercial) that allows one to edit R-language generated  
graphs (e.g positioning x axis labels.)  It would be nice to have  
something like the user interface of Igor or Origin.  I have already  
used JGR and R-gui.  These are good, but they don't allow one to  
easily edit graphs.  I have also tried locator() and the package  
iplots.  Your input is greatly appreciated.

Best wishes,
Art Roberts
University of Washington

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