> On Oct 15, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Rolf Turner <r.tur...@auckland.ac.nz> wrote: > > On 16/10/16 11:28, Rich Shepard wrote: >> On Fri, 14 Oct 2016, Rich Shepard wrote: >> >>>> So typing ?xyplot at the console doesn't bring up a help page? That >>>> would >>>> imply that you need to reinstall R. >> >>> Will rebuild and re-install tomorrow morning. >> >> Sigh. User error. I entered the string as a function, e.g., ?xyplot() >> rather than by its name. >> >> When entered correctly the help page appears. >> >> Apologies. > > Just out of interest, I tried typing "?xyplot()" and it worked just as if I'd > typed "?xyplot" (without the parentheses). > > So I am puzzled as to why this didn't work for you (despite your --- very > mild! --- user error). Presumably you are running (yeuccch) Windoze, whereas > I (being a Sensible Person) am running Ubuntu Linux. > Could this make a difference?
I am not the one to answer the windoze question but my Mac (being less sensible than Rolf) also pops up a help window when queried with ?xyplot() Best; David. > > cheers, > > Rolf > > -- > Technical Editor ANZJS > Department of Statistics > University of Auckland > Phone: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 88276 > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
