[R] Syntax Highlightning and Editor for Linux

[Rainer M Krug]

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On 23/07/2010 14:17, Alaios wrote:
> I would like to thank you for your immediate reply.
> Actually I do not like vim and emacs.. I am trying to find an editor with a gui 
> that will work fine in Linux.
Well - you are missing out with not using emacs + ess - but it is quite
a learning curve. Despite this:

Try rkward - syntax highlighting and many other nice features.

Another option: eclipse with statet plugin(
http://www.walware.de/goto/statet)

Cheers,

Rainer
> 
> One more question. If I am editing a file using my external text editor is it 
> possible to execute directly one of the functions that are inside the file 
> without executing the source("myfile.R") command first?
> 
> Best Regards
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com>
> To: alaios <alaios at yahoo.com>
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 2:13:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [R] Syntax Highlightning and Editor for Linux
> 
> On 23/07/2010 8:08 AM, alaios wrote:
>>  Hello to the community .
>> First post :)
>> I would like to ask you which text editor do you use in Linux and how did
>> you setup the syntax highlightning?
>>  
> 
> I don't use Linux, but I think the most popular editors there are vim and emacs, 
> the latter with ESS. 
> 
>> one more question is it possible to debug any program in R by inserting
>> breakpoints?
>>
>>  
> 
> Yes, see the setBreakpoint() and trace() functions.
> 
> Duncan Murdoch
> 
>> I would like to thank you in advance for your help
>> Best Regards
>> Alex
>>
> 
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