I've been using RGui and Tinn-R on Windows for a while now, but it
continues to be a hassle that RGui supports only very rudimentary line
editing. I can't even use Shift+arrows to select text, let alone use
things like Ctrl+arrows to jump left or right a word at a time.
I searched in the list archives and found what seem to be a few
earlier references to this problem, but I couldn't find a clear answer
on why it is or whether there's some workaround. I saw something in the
docs about it being due to a lack of readline support on Windows, but
it's hard for me to understand how this can be a deal-breaker, given
that there are tons of programs that run on Windows with full line
editing (e.g., cmd.exe, text editors, Python's IDLE).
So, my question is, is there a way to use R in Windows with full
line editing capabilities, or does every single person who uses R on
Windows just suffer with this limitation? (The main reason I'm asking
is that it seems hard for me to believe the latter is true, so I feel
like I must be missing something.)
Thanks,
--
--OKB (not okblacke)
Brendan Barnwell
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is
no path, and leave a trail."
--author unknown
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