R IDE for Linux and Gnome

I have been using R in my work recently.  I have also been using R at home to do some tinkering.  In my work environment I use Windows (none too pleased).  I find using the regular R console with Textpad makes for a good Windows development environment.  I haven't been able to replicate this at my home.  At my home I have Ubuntu as my operating system.  I have been searching for a comparable R environment for my home.

That is until now.  The statistics blog at Stattler.com did some research on this very topic of R and Ubuntu.  They found a plugin for R with the text editor Gedit that works wonders.  The plugin is called Rgedit and is very easy to install.  Stattler offers a simple instruction for installation.  Also Stattler has a great review of the Rgedit plugin. Rgedit is very similar in layout to usual gedit text editor except it splits the panes of the screen for code and R output.

Some of the highlights of the Rgedit plugin include:

• Split screen of panes and can be turned on and off
• Syntax highlighting specific to the R code
• Single line or batch processing of R scripts
• Multiple R workspaces can be run
• Shortcut keys can be created and customized

This plugin suits my needs just fine for my Ubuntu uses with R.  There are many other IDEs for R that you may find suit your needs better.  The the beauty of open source software is that there never seems to be a shortage of options.