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> edit(data.frame())  

Error in dataentry(datalist, modes) : invalid device
In addition: Warning message:
In edit.data.frame(data.frame()) : unable to open X Input Method

my system is: debian6.04+R-2.15.1

what is the matter?

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    works as intended for me... you may want to specify a precise editor with the `editor` parameter, or use RStudio instead. – nico Jul 21 '12 at 12:24
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    In `?edit`, it says on UNIX the default data editor is whatever is in `$EDITOR` or `$VISUAL` if these exist as environment variables in your shell - what are they? (It looks like an X error not an R error - what does `capabilities('X11')` say?) – mathematical.coffee Jul 23 '12 at 03:34

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If you are on a MAC and just installed XQuartz, you must restart your computer to get the X11 capabilities.

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I experienced exactly the same problem on linux and I noticed that it was a problem of input and locale settings. I solved by clearing the following variables in the environment

$ export XMODIFIERS=
$ export GTK_IM_MODULE=

Then it worked fine.

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