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

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "FrL" == Friedrich Leisch <friedrich.leisch at stat.uni-muenchen.de>
>>>>>     on Fri, 26 May 2006 11:25:07 +0200 writes:

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>>>>> On Wed, 24 May 2006 23:26:56 +0200,
>>>>> Martin Maechler (MM) wrote:


    >> By the way, for me (and I think by default), it's 'C-x #'
    >> and not C-c C-c {which would be much easier for "users" I
    >> think} that is needed to leave the emacsclient
    >> "server-edit" mode, isn't it ?

    FrL> No, C-x # closes the buffer containing the file I just
    FrL> opened (at least for me), but I want to keep that
    FrL> buffer open -> C-cC-c IN THE *R* BUFFER will get you
    FrL> back to the R prompt while you still edit the file.

Indeed (and "of course" - I wasn't diligently reading what you
wrote)!

Martin

    FrL> [...]

    >> That sounds reasonable, and good to wish.  Yes, contrary
    >> to other edit*() functions that *return* something,
    >> file.edit() really should behave ``asynchronously'' to R.

    FrL> OK, unfortunately the editor is called somewhere in an
    FrL> .Internal function -> will have a closer look over the
    FrL> weekend.

Good, thanks - that would be a valuable thing to be resolved!

Martin