[RkWard-devel] [ rkward-Feature Requests-1021786 ] RKWard 0.2.7: proposals

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Feature Requests item #1021786, was opened at 2004-09-03 14:22
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Category: Interface Improvements (example)
Group: Next Release (example)
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Daniele Medri (danielemedri)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: RKWard 0.2.7: proposals

Initial Comment:
 
TERMS AND CONCEPTS 
On main window, I suggest to maintain the "File" entry 
instead of "Workspace". It's a classical form and, 
thinking on localization, could be usefull. In  
italian this could be translated in "Area di Lavoro" and 
isn't good. Other change is for the "Windows" menu that 
sould contain these entries: 
 
"Show R Console" 
"Show Output" 
"Show Workspace" 
"----------------------------" 
"Open Command Editor" 
 
 
LOCALIZATION PROCESS 
Create the rkward.po file in the po/ directory. 
 
 
OBJECTS BROWSER WINDOW  
There could be some confusion with the terms "Objects 
Browser" and "Workspace". I think that spin to 
"Workspace" could be a good concept because  
this classify "objects" in a working activity. 
 
The object browser window sould change: 
 - title: s/Objects in the R workspace/Workspace/ 
 - s/<R Workspace>/Objects/ 
 
Actually the "type" field value isn't shown. 
 
When things are going to stability, Everaldo (or friends) 
could help us to realize glad icons for every kind of object 
(eg. icon for data.frame, icon for variables, ect.) in the 
Crystal theme fashion. 
 
 
R CONSOLE 
 
Question: with the new command editor, what sould be 
the R Console windos? Many people/scientist use R in 
console and find usefull coding inside a terminal window. 
S-Plus erroneous was wrong about it in the past and we 
need  to avoid this way: a user-friendly interface is a 
"flexible" interface that could be easy but not stupid, that 
suggest a simple way to do things but offer "other" ways 
for geeks. 
 
IMHO, the R Console sould be a classical terminal 
window with R command line. A user will code inside this 
terminal with our loaded workspace and without any 
"Run" or "Reset" buttons. This capability port us to some 
problems: when a user run commands, we need a  
sub-layer that control what happen (eg. removing an 
object in the workspace with "rm(my.data)" sould update 
the "Workspace" window (ex-Objects Browser)  
and close the data.frame window in Main). This kind of 
control is a must. 
 
An expert-user without classical R console could open 
rkward and an external xterm+R console to work on the 
same workspace. RKWard need to lock activities  
on the workspace area and address the use of rkward::R 
console instead. 
 
Schema: 
 rkward -> load workspace and lock activities on it 
 rkward-RConsole -> any code will be passed to a control 
layer. 

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