Shiyuan <gshy2...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi all, > I am learning R and use Emacs to work with R. I googled around and I > found two options: ESS and Org-R/Org-Babel. > Babel speaks multiple languages( Any languages?-if we write some sort > of parser, which I assume is not terribly difficult under Babel?). > > But if R is the primary language I would use, which option (Babel-R vs > ESS) is more advisable? I do want a nice integration of > graphics/source code into a paper/slides. > > Any suggestions/options are appreciated.
When you write a paper or slides Org(-Babel) is your best friend, I would say. When its more about R programming with some sophisticated documentation you could use outshine.el + outorg.el alternatively. With Org, you are in a text-mode and have your (multi-language) code 'hidden' in source-blocks. For editing code, you switch to temporary buffers in the programming-language mode. With Outshine&Outorg, you are in a programming-mode (ESS[R]) and have your documentation 'hidden' as comments. For editing (comment-) text, you switch to a temporary edit buffer in org-mode. I think there is even a third option, i.e. just using ESS[R] and nothing else, I remember reading it has some multi-mode capabilities for literate programming with sweave, but I'm not sure. -- cheers, Thorsten
