Emma, I assume you are interested in a GUI text editor (e.g. one with menus) and not one of the command-line text editors that came with your Mac as part of the UNIX core (ed, vi, emacs). In that case, you could simply use TextEdit, the basic text editor that also came with your Mac. Or look at the free GUI versions emacs and vi (the latter is called VIM for vi IMproved), both of which have a split screen option.
EMACS: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ VIM: http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php I use VIM for my R text editor. What I find useful is the color coding, that distinguishes everything you write as being either a variable, function, numeral, comment, or keyword, based on color. Emacs also has color coding. Mike ========================== Michael M Fuller, Ph.D. Faculty of Forestry 33 Willcocks St. Toronto, ON M5S 3B3 PHONE: (416) 978-3329 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.tiem.utk.edu/~mmfuller LAB: www.forestry.utoronto.ca/thomas/ThomasMain.htm On Sep 23, 2010, at 10:05 PM, Emma L Aronson wrote: > > Hey Ecolog, > I am looking for a great text editor for R for Mac. I hear that features > like split screens and highlighting are particularly nice. I would be > willing to pay for a good one, as I think it should last me several years. > However, if someone knows of a free or a low-cost editor, I would be very > appreciative. > > Thanks! > Emma Aronson > > -- > Emma L Aronson > PhD Candidate > University of Pennsylvania > Department of Biology > Leidy Labs #329 > 433 S. University Ave. > [email protected] > >
