Aquamacs features install#

It can be very helpful to run an interactive session of R on a remote server, which may have faster CPUs and more memory than the computer you’re on, or may have datasets on it you don’t have access to otherwise. USING EMACS TO LOG IN TO A REMOTE SERVER & RUN R INTERACTIVELY What I do is to set “options(device=”quartz”) within my Rprofile.site file. If you really want to use X11 to write graphics, you can use x11(type='Xlib')' for each new graph.

Now your null graphics device is quartz and it should all work out.

To change this, type in R: “options(device=”quartz”)”. Aquamacs has X11 as the default (null) graphics device. Just one more issue: graphing will crash (something to do with the new R and X11). A new window will open up that is the R session.Ĥ) That’s almost it. Here’s where you tell it you want to run 64-bit R. Aquamacs will ask you for “Starting Args”. Emacs has a bit of a learning curve, but you’ll begin loving its capabilities as an aid to programming very soon.ģ) To start 64-bit R from within aquamacs hit -u then -x then “R” then. I highly recommend checking out this page,, and downloading the ESS reference card therein if you are new.

Aquamacs features install#

Download Aquamacs from and install it.Ģ) Now any file with an “.R” extension that is opened with aquamacs will automatically have syntax highlighting AND will allow you to start 64-bit R. No need to separately download ESS (emacs speaks statistics) or mess with the. 1) Aquamacs is terrific because it comes bundled with about everything you need to start using R with it.