I think the html based one works fine (even if I definitely preferred the
old chtml).
Only another comment: I chose html in my installation with Windows Vista,
but still the help pages are opened in text files in the newly installed
version.
The nice thing about the chtml that is missing from html is the "table of
contents" frame on the left. Oh well!
Of course, I can type "options(help_type="html")" as suggested every time
I open a new session, but it would be easier if html was actually the
default, especially for other un-experienced users.
I think if you open the file C:\Program Files\R\R-2.10.0\etc\Rprofile.site
in a text editor and remove the # symbol before the line
options(help_type="html")
that html help will be your default help. As I think Duncan posted there
was an install file error that causes this to not happen, and
none of the beta testers caught it in time.
HTH,
Rob
Starting from 2.10, R dropped its support for Windows CHM help. It has
been replaced with the web browser HTML based one. To activate this add
the following line to your Rprofile
options(help_type="html")
The pages come up in your browser. They all have the same links as
before. It works quite well with Firefox as they come up in new tabs, so
you can have several of them open at the same time.
Hope this helps,
Andy
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From: <antonio.gasparr...@lshtm.ac.uk> To: <r-help@r-project.org> Date:
11/05/2009 02:17 PM Subject: [R] new help pages in R 2.10.0 Sent by:
<r-help-boun...@r-project.org>
Dear R-users,
I've just installed the last version of R (2.10.0) in Windows and found a
completely new version of the help pages.
Basically, they now appear as a simple (even if slightly embellished) text
file.
I tried to install it with a customized startup and realized that the old
CHM files (the default for Windows up to 2.9.2) are not included anymore
as a possible choice.
I don't know if this is due to some mistake I've done, but otherwise would
be a major drawback of the new version.
The opportunity to navigate through different help pages using the links
in the old R was really useful.
At the moment I re-installed the old R 2.9.2, but I hope this will change
in later versions.
Or at least, that the user could have the opportunity to choose the help
pages he deems more suitable for his purposes.
I hope someone could give some details
Regards,
Antonio Gasparrini
Public and Environmental Health Research Unit (PEHRU)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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