Winshell (http://www.winshell.de/) is another (free) option if you want a Windows editor with good MikTEX integration.
On 5/31/07, Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tim Howard wrote: > > dear all - > > > > I currently use Tinn-R as my text editor to work with code that I submit > to R, with some output dumped to text files, some images dumped to pdf. > (system: Windows 2K and XP, R 2.4.1 and R 2.5). We are using R for > overnight runs to create large output data files for GIS, but then I need > simple output reports for analysis results for each separate data set. Thus, > I create many reports of the same style, but just based on different input > data. > > > > I am recognizing that I need a better reporting system, so that I can > create clean reports for each separate R run. This obviously means using > Sweave and some implementation of LaTex, both of which are new to me. I've > installed MikTex and successfully completed a demo or two for creating pdfs > from raw LaTeX. > > > > It appears that if I want to ease my entry into the world of LaTeX, I > might need to switch editors to something like Emacs (I read somewhere that > Emacs helps with the TeX markup?). After quite a while wallowing at the > Emacs site, I am finding that ESS is well integrated with R and might be the > way to go. Aaaagh... I'm in way over my head! > > > > If you are used to Windows, you might find the shareware editors WinEdt > or Textpad more familiar. WinEdt has advantages of lots of LaTeX > integration. > > Duncan Murdoch > > My questions: > > > > What, in your opinion, is the simplest way to integrate text and > graphics reports into a single report such as a pdf file. > > > > If the answer to this is LaTeX and Sweave, is it difficult to use a text > editor such as Tinn-R or would you strongly recommend I leave behind Tinn > and move over to an editor that has more LaTeX help? > > > > In reading over Friedrich Leisch's "Sweave User Manual" (v 1.6.0) I am > beginning to think I can do everything I need with my simple editor. Before > spending many hours going down that path, I thought it prudent to ask the R > community. > > > > It is likely I am misunderstanding some of the process here and any > clarifications are welcome. > > > > Thank you in advance for any thoughts. > > Tim Howard > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
