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@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #+TITLE: rorg --- R and org-mode
 
-Please feel free to change the layout of this file, I'm just putting
-this here to get things started.
-
 * Objectives
-** Import data into R from org
+** Send data to R from org
    Org-mode includes orgtbl-mode, an extremely convenient way of using
    tabular data in a plain text file.  Currently, spreadsheet
    functionality is available in org tables using the emacs package
@@ -17,15 +14,43 @@ this here to get things started.
 *** Implementations
 **** naive
      Naive implementation would be to use =(org-export-table "tmp.csv")=
-     and =(ess-exec "read.csv('tmp.csv')")=.  
+     and =(ess-execute "read.csv('tmp.csv')")=.  
 **** org-R
-     [[file:existing_tools/org-R.el::defun%20org%20R%20export%20to%20csv%20csv%20file%20options][org-R-export-to-csv]]
+     org-R passes data to R from two sources: org tables, or csv
+     files. Org tables are first exported to a temporary csv file
+     using [[file:existing_tools/org-R.el::defun%20org%20R%20export%20to%20csv%20csv%20file%20options][org-R-export-to-csv]].
 **** org-exp-blocks
 **** RweaveOrg
      NA
 
-** evaluate R code and make the output available for processing in an org buffer
-** evaluate R code and format the output for export
+** evaluate R code from org and deal with output appropriately
+*** vector output
+    When R code evaluation generates vectors and 2-dimensional arrays,
+    this should be formatted appropriately in org buffers (orgtbl-mode) as well
+    as in export targets (html, latex)
+**** Implementations
+***** org-R
+     org-R converts R output (vectors, or matrices / 2d-arrays) to an
+     org table and stores it in the org buffer, or in a separate org
+     file (csv output would also be perfectly possible).
+***** org-exp-blocks
+***** RweaveOrg
+*** graphical output
+    R can generate graphical output on a screen graphics device
+    (e.g. X11, quartz), and in various standard image file formats
+    (png, jpg, ps, pdf, etc). When graphical output is generated by
+    evaluation of R code in Org, at least the following two things are desirable:
+    1. output to screen for immediate viewing is possible
+    2. graphical output to file is linked to appropriately from the
+     org file This should have the automatic consequence that it is
+     included appropriately in subsequent export targets (html,
+     latex).
+**** Implementations
+***** org-R
+      org-R does (1) if no output file is specified and (2) otherwise
+***** org-exp-blocks
+***** RweaveOrg
+
 
 * Notes
 ** Special editing and evaluation of source code in R blocks
@@ -33,7 +58,7 @@ this here to get things started.
    In developing RweaveOrg, a third was introduced.
 
    Eric is leaning towards using the =#+begin_src= blocks, as that is
-   really what these blocks contain is source code.  Austin believes
+   really what these blocks contain: source code.  Austin believes
    that specifying export options at the beginning of a block is
    useful functionality, to be preserved if possible.