Some time ago, someone pointed me to WINIDAMS, a free package for manipulation and analysis of data developed by UNESCO. One of its features is a "modern GUI". In light of the recent thread, I took a look at the package. This seems like a great model upon which to craft a GUI for R. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/idams/ (If you want to take a look, you need to submit a request for the software, they will send you a link to download the software. Features of the GUI: * an object browser (data sets, output, "setups" (analysis code) ), everything in the working directory. * all data analysis is batch driven (write code and submit) and code is saved in the working directory * interactive graphics and tables * integrated text processor for writing and submitting code as well as cutting and pasting output / report writing * tabs to move between open objects in the GUI window * commands and output can easily be pasted into a report * a collection of code "prototypes" for functions, a skeleton to get users started on an analysis. This is not your typical point and click GUI. One big thing that is missing is a command line interface as IDAMS is based on a very different model than R. It is not a programming language, but a collection of statistical routines. Brett A. Magill, Evaluator Research, Assessment, and Evaluation Saint Louis Public Schools -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._