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Dear Stefano,<br>
<br>
I'd like to bring to your attention that AlphaX can be easily used with
R these days again. However, the information offered at<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#External-editors">http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#External-editors</a><br>
<br>
is quite outdated. Please fix the information offered there under
point 6.2 External editors as follows:<br>
<br>
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R accepts the Apple Event command open. This means than an external
editor can communicate with R sending portions or entire scripts of R
code to execute via
files. This is the approach used by the S+/R mode in Alpha X (see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Software/AlphaX">http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Software/AlphaX</a>).
This mode is quite powerful and supports
in a convenient manner the writing and execution of R scripts from
within AlphaX. Moreover, the
mode is written in Tcl, can therefore be easily extended. <br>
<br>
Which AlphaX to use? It is recommended to use the latest beta
development release of AlphaX,
since it contains a well working S+/R mode. However, if you prefer to
use one of the stable releases of AlphaX (version 8.0.2), you need
first to install a small fix for the S+/R mode to interact properly
with the current generation of the R software. The fix is available at<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.sysecol.ethz.ch/SimSoftware/SimSoftware2.html#S+R_Mode">http://www.sysecol.ethz.ch/SimSoftware/SimSoftware2.html#S+R_Mode</a>
and
hints on its use and installation are available at<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlphaXTkAndRInOSX">http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlphaXTkAndRInOSX</a>.<br>
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Thanks for your help and cooperation.<br>
<br>
Sincerely yours,<br>
Andreas Fischlin<br>
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ETH Zurich
Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischlin
Systems Ecology - Institute of Integrative Biology
CHN E 21.1
Universitaetstrasse 16
8092 Zurich
SWITZERLAND
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:andreas.fischlin@env.ethz.ch">andreas.fischlin@env.ethz.ch</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.sysecol.ethz.ch">www.sysecol.ethz.ch</a>
+41 44 633-6090 phone
+41 44 633-1136 fax
Make it as simple as possible, but distrust it!
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