[R] Utils - View mode - Filter

[Jeff Newmiller]

That is a different implementation of the View function than the one that is active inside RStudio.
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On March 13, 2016 12:37:42 PM PDT, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Jeff Newmiller
><jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>> 
>> That function is installed by RStudio... it is not part of R. You
>should report this bug to RStudio.
>
>I'm not sure that is the case. From the command line of the Mac GUI
>R.app, there is a `View` function. It brings up an X11 window that
>displays a dataframe in a spreadsheet format and allows you to a 
>highlight a cell. If you choose "Copy" from the Edit menu of that
>window you will not succeed in getting that value to paste elsewhere.
>It's not a function I've ever found useful (as is the case with the
>`edit` function)  and quite frankly I would not be sorry to see that
>facility abandoned.
>
>RStudio has a window that does display data objects and selection of
>values and copying to the Clipboard does succeed.
>
>-- 
>David.
>
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>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>> 
>> On March 13, 2016 11:10:22 AM PDT, Ronen Cohen <ronencozen at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>>> I am using the View command within R-Studio on Win10.
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 8:07 PM, Jeff Newmiller
>>> <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Your step 1 is opaque... which command did you use, and were you
>>> using any
>>>> GUI (R itself is command line based), and what operating system are
>>> you
>>>> using?
>>>> 
>>>> There is a Posting Guide mentioned at the bottom of every message
>on
>>> this
>>>> list that can help you communicate clearly on the list.
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>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>>>> 
>>>> On March 13, 2016 6:31:31 AM PDT, Ronen Cohen
><ronencozen at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can't paste a value to the filter text box, using paste from by
>>>>> right-clicking the mouse and selecting paste from the context
>menu.
>>>>> 
>>>>> How to reproduce:
>>>>> 1. view any data-frame
>>>>> 2. from the results copy any token
>>>>> 3. select filter mode
>>>>> 4. right click the mouse and select paste -- nothing happen, you
>>> need to
>>>>> switch to the keyboard CTRL+V in order to paste.
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>David Winsemius
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