Hi Dan, Thanks for the comments and warning,
No I am not experienced with Java, so yes will try the Rcmd package. Finally, I know this could have been a R-GUI list question, but on the other hand since I have a mac and that the x11- tcltk versus tcltkaqua issue is a mac issue I guess I am not completely out. So what should I do if I which to install the Iwidgets for tcltk. Which version of tcltk should I use... Cheers Sébastien >Hi Sebastien, > >Do you have past experience with Java, particularly Java Swing? If >yes, I'd go with Java, if no, I'd go with the R's tcltk package. A >somewhat different route you can take is plug what you are doing into >John Fox's Rcmdr package >(<http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/>http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/ >Rcmdr), that is based on the tcltk package, or John Verzani's pmg >(<http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/pmg>http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/pmg), >which is based on the GTK2 GUI >toolkit with R bindings provided by the RGTK2 package. The plus of >going this route is you can take advantage of a number of "helper >functions" included in these frameworks which makes creating the >GUI's much easier (or so I have found to be the case with Rcmdr). > >A word of warning, you are likely to get a nasty comment or two that >the R-GUI list was the appropriate list for this, not R-Mac. In >addition, on the R-GUI list, a question like yours can prompt rounds >of quasi-religious arguments concerning the superiority of one GUI >toolkit over another. I've done a lot of GUI's (many of which are in >the Rcmdr package) with the tcltk package, and have been very happy >with the results. > >Dan > >On 23-Mar-06, at 7:03 PM, Sebastien Durand wrote: > > > Dear all, >> >> I am running R.2.2.1 on a mac 10.4.5 >> >> I have build a very large set of R functions that >> I which to integrate in a GUI. >> The trouble here is that I don't know what to use >> and for what I have read Java seems to be >> promising and highly flexible, >> whereas Java seems to be more common and simple. >> I must say that I have never used either of those >> language and I might be very wrong in these two >> first statements. >> >> Let me first describe what I am planning to do >> before I ask you some more questions. >> I want to produce a GUI based on tabulations. On >> the first tabulations, file preview will be >> shown, plots will be made and many R function >> parameters will be accesible to the user. Then >> on the later tabs, more plots will be shown, and >> even 3d maps. I am skipping some details of >> course... >> >> So now, here is my questions >> >> Should I use Tcltk, Java or someother language. >> Considering that I wish to have fun while I will >> be doing this what should I use to make my >> journey be more efficient, and pleasant. >> Is there any good software that I should use to help me design my >> GUI... >> Finally if your are suggesting me tcltk, which >> one shall I install tcltkaquaBi or x11 tcltk. >> Please note that I would like to work on a GUI >> that will not require constant maintaining (due >> to updates), even so it might take a while to >> construct. >> >> Thanks in advance to all. >> >> Sébastien >> -- >> Sébastien Durand >> Maîtrise en biologie >> Université de Montréal >> (514) 343-6864 >> Université du Québec à Montréal >> (514) 987-3000 (1572#) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> [email protected] >> >><https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac>https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac -- Sébastien Durand Maîtrise en biologie Université de Montréal (514) 343-6864 Université du Québec à Montréal (514) 987-3000 (1572#) _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
