On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:03 PM, <antonio.gasparr...@lshtm.ac.uk> wrote: > Thanks to everyone who replied. > > 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.
Thanks for this report; few people pay attention to this and/or don't recall what they're installation options were and/or may not be bothered to report it. It turns out it is a known bug in the installer, cf. https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2009-November/055430.html and it has been fixed recently in R v2.10.0 patched: BUG FIXES o The installer did not properly record help type choices in R_HOME/etc/Rprofile.site. >From http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/CHANGES.R-2.10.0pat You find updates on the latest patches (and the most recent developers version) via: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/ > > 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. You can also add that code to the .Rprofile file that you have/can create in your home directory, e.g. C:/Users/JohnDoe/.Rprofile. /Henrik > > Thanks again > Antonio > >>>> <apjawor...@mmm.com> 05/11/2009 20:33 >>> > > Antonio, > > 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 > > __________________________________ > Andy Jaworski > 518-1-01 > Process Laboratory > 3M Corporate Research Laboratory > ----- > E-mail: apjawor...@mmm.com > Tel: (651) 733-6092 > Fax: (651) 736-3122 > > > > 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 > Office: 0044 (0)20 79272406 - Mobile: 0044 (0)79 64925523 > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > 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. > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > 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. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list 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.
