[R] user input

[Peter Ehlers]

On 2011-04-20 02:51, Andreas Borg wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
>
> there are also data.entry() and edit(), which are more tailored to data
> frames and might look awkward for entering a single value. You could
> also take a look at CRAN, maybe there is a GUI package that does what
> you want.
>

Ivan,
have a look at the rpanel package. Might give you some ideas.

Peter Ehlers

> Andreas
>
> Ivan Calandra schrieb:
>> Dear users,
>>
>> I have looked on different sources and found different functions to
>> prompt the user to provide input. However, I couldn't find one that
>> does exactly what I'm looking for.
>>
>> select.list() and menu() are nice because a graphic window appears to
>> prompt the user. However, the user can only choose from a predefined
>> list of choices. readline() and scan() are more free in the input but
>> prompt the user in the console.
>>
>> Examples:
>> a<- select.list(choices=c("0.0","0.1","0.2"), title="select number")
>> a    ## I cannot choose "0.15"
>> [1] "0.1"
>>
>> b<- readline(prompt="select number ")
>> select number 0.2    ## in the console, not really visible
>> b
>> [1] "0.2"
>>
>>
>> I would like both "free" input and a pop-up window. Is there a
>> function for this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Ivan
>>
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