Winshell (http://www.winshell.de/) is another (free) option if you want a
Windows editor with good MikTEX integration.

On 5/31/07, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch@stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
>
> Tim Howard wrote:
> > dear all -
> >
> > I currently use Tinn-R as my text editor to work with code that I submit
> to R, with some output dumped to text files, some images dumped to pdf.
> (system: Windows 2K and XP, R 2.4.1 and R 2.5). We are using R for
> overnight runs to create large output data files for GIS, but then I need
> simple output reports for analysis results for each separate data set. Thus,
> I create many reports of the same style, but just based on different input
> data.
> >
> > I am recognizing that I need a better reporting system, so that I can
> create clean reports for each separate R run. This obviously means using
> Sweave and some implementation of LaTex, both of which are new to me. I've
> installed MikTex and successfully completed a demo or two for creating pdfs
> from raw LaTeX.
> >
> > It appears that if I want to ease my entry into the world of LaTeX, I
> might need to switch editors to something like Emacs (I read somewhere that
> Emacs helps with the TeX markup?). After quite a while wallowing at the
> Emacs site, I am finding that ESS is well integrated with R and might be the
> way to go. Aaaagh... I'm in way over my head!
> >
>
> If you are used to Windows, you might find the shareware editors WinEdt
> or Textpad more familiar.  WinEdt has advantages of lots of LaTeX
> integration.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
> > My questions:
> >
> > What, in your opinion, is the simplest way to integrate text and
> graphics reports into a single report such as a pdf file.
> >
> > If the answer to this is LaTeX and Sweave, is it difficult to use a text
> editor such as Tinn-R or would you strongly recommend I leave behind Tinn
> and move over to an editor that has more LaTeX help?
> >
> > In reading over Friedrich Leisch's "Sweave User Manual" (v 1.6.0) I am
> beginning to think I can do everything I need with my simple editor. Before
> spending many hours going down that path, I thought it prudent to ask the R
> community.
> >
> > It is likely I am misunderstanding some of the process here and any
> clarifications are welcome.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any thoughts.
> > Tim Howard
> >
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