What's the best .Rnw editor?

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I'm trying to find out what people use for editing .Rnw files.

Desirable features are:

Auto R code completion
Auto LaTeX code completion
Cross platform
Automatic display of R function documentation
Spell check
Simple R console access
Syntax highlighting for both R code and LaTeX code
Document structure
Function extraction tool for R code. With this, the user highlights a chunk of code that produces a value and the tool converts this into a function with the appropriate inputs and value.

Suggested desirable features would also be helpful for the question. — kennyB, Feb 11 '15 at 21:50
Since I don't use that kind of file I'm not sure but maybe Geany could work. — Sigur, Feb 11 '15 at 23:38
Maybe someone could comment on texnicle: bobsoft-mac.de/texnicle/texnicle.html. Unfortunately is for MAC only. — Robert, May 29 '16 at 1:20

Grady · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-12 08:12:35Z

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Personally, I like emacs+ess+auctex. I think it hits all your points, but unfortunately it has an epic learning curve.

answered Feb 12 '15 at 8:12

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It would be fantastic if someone put together a setup guide for this (including all the bells and whistles stuff) - I know all the pieces exist in various places but it's a nightmare to put it all together. – kennyB Feb 16 '15 at 22:15

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kennyB · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-16 06:54:44Z

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I use TexStudio (sometimes RStudio - see my other answer).

answered Feb 11 '15 at 21:47

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kennyB · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-30 15:19:35Z

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I sometimes use RStudio (usually TexStudio - see my other answer).

answered Feb 11 '15 at 21:49

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Rstudio has spell check support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/… – Robert May 29 '16 at 1:09

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