[R] Windows RGui line editing

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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,
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[R] Windows RGui line editing

[OKB (not okblacke)]

I've been using Tinn-R with RGui on Windows for quite some time 
now, but it's very irritating how the Windows RGui allows only very 
rudimentary line-editing.  I can't even use shift-arrow key to select 
text!

I searched through the archives and found what seemed to be a few 
people asking about this, but I couldn't find a clear answer.  I saw 
some references in the docs to Windows not having readline support, but 
it's hard for me to understand the relevance of that, since clearly 
there are gazillions of Windows programs that offer full line-editing 
controls (e.g., text editors, Python's IDLE).

So, basically my question is, is there some way to use R on Windows 
with full-featured line editing?  Like some other R interface than RGui, 
or some kind of wrapper?  Or is it really the case that every person who 
uses R on Windows just suffers with this limited functionality?

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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