Robert Baer wrote:
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!
But you do have the 'Index' link at the bottom of every page.
Works for me. Just takes a little getting used to.
-Peter Ehlers
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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