[R] GUI data browsers

[Gabor Grothendieck]

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 <wwsprague <at> ucdavis.edu> writes:

: 
: Hi R-helpers,
: 
: Does anyone know of a good Tk (or other) script that allows somewhat 
: intuitive viewing of all of the variables (especially complex lists) in 
: a session?  I would also like to delete, save to file, and rename them 
: graphically.  I would also like a lot of supplemental information like 
: class, atrributes, names, modes, whatever else...
: 
: Context:  I am running simulations (demographic) which generate big, 
: complex datastructures that I store as lists of lists of lists of... 
: (you understand).  Some of the components are informational things (like 
: date of the run, the call, etc), while some are results of computation 
: (like eigenvalues of a transition matrix, or generated vectors for each 
: generation).  I vary the parameters and do runs, graph certain pieces of 
: a bunch of runs (like the  largest eigenvalue against a certain 
: parameter across all runs).
: 
: My inspiration (ahem) for this idea is ARCGIS, which, it's other 
: problems aside, is pretty good at helping one keep track of all the 
: various layers that go into a map.
: 
: If this would help anyone, it might be a good project for me to take 
: on--please send feature requests!  I would probably try to extend some 
: of the tcltk examples, especially the tree thingy.
: 
: I *don't* need form based windows for doing analyses.  I am quite 
: comfortable on the command line, I just lose track of all the variables 
: I generate.
: 
: Sorry for the extensive verbiage....
: 
: W