[ESS-bugs] ... 'edit(vignette("zoo"))' ...

[Friedrich Leisch]

>>>>> On Wed, 24 May 2006 18:02:53 -0400 (EDT),
>>>>> Richard M Heiberger (RMH) wrote:

  > file.edit() can easily be modified to choose its behavior to
  > depend on the value of options()$STERM and on some other argument
  > to allow the user complete control.  Under iESS (R running inside emacs)
  > and ddeESS (S-Plus GUI communicating with emacs) I would think asynchronous
  > would be the right default.

Yes, but not only in ESS: When running in an xterm I set the pager to
something opening a new window, same for the editor -> there are more
situations, when R should not wait for file.edit() to exit.

  > We invented the STERM option for just this type of situation.
  > Much to my surprise, RGUI does not have a value for
  > options()$STERM.  The ESS documentation recommends that RGUI give
  > the value options(STERM="Rgui").  We also recommend STERM="length"
  > or STERM="scrollable" for Rterm running in a window not under
  > emacs control.

We should defenitely have a closer look at those.

.f