Hi everyone, I could have posted this on R-devel or the GUI list, however don't feel it's that serious. Hence, decided R-help would be the most appropriate.
I'm not so much interested in which is the best user interface for R. Rather which is the best ***platform*** for developing ***new*** user interfaces for R. Noting I'm using the term user interface is a very general sense. (i.e. Can include anything from console/pseudoterminal widgets, to text editors with customised syntax highlighting, to elaborate menus and dialog boxes). Here are my initial thoughts: Emacs Pros: - A lot of computer "experts" use it. - Plus some high profile R people are involved in the development of ESS. - High level of customisation. Emacs Cons: - Need to know Lisp. - Counter intuitive. - It's really ugly. - No decent widget set (which is probably why it's ugly). Eclipse Pros: - It's kind of fashionable and nice looking. Eclipse Cons: - Unnecessarily complicated. - Need to know SWT (and maybe XML too?). - The process for installing (and finding) add on packages, is terrible. Rcmdr Pros and Cons: - I haven't used it for a long time, so can't really comment. - However, I was surprised by how many reverse dependencies it has. So I will assume it has some potential. Other people's thoughts welcome... kind regards -- Charlotte Maia Open Source Developer and Statistician http://sites.google.com/site/maiagx ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
