[ESS-bugs] Request that buffer name be "*S*" rather than "*S+6*"

Tim Hesterberg timh at insightful.com
Thu Dec 27 01:14:17 CET 2007


I request this change in essd-sp6w.el ; change:

(defvar S+6-dialect-name "S+6"
  "Name of 'dialect' for S-PLUS 6.x.
Easily changeable in a user's `.emacs'.")

to:

(defvar S+6-dialect-name "S"
  "Name of 'dialect' for S-PLUS 6.x and later.")

or:

(defvar S+6-dialect-name "S"
  "Name of 'dialect' for S-PLUS 6.x and later.
Easily changeable in a user's `.emacs'.")

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The reasons are
(1) convenience -- these buffer names
*S*  *S:2* ...
are easier than
*S+6* *S+6:2* ...

(2) accuracy -- the "S+6" is misleading, as the current release is 
S-PLUS 8.0.4; it has been a long time since S-PLUS 6.x.

Thanks,
Tim Hesterberg

P.S.  I've now redefined this in my .emacs; but it took an embarrassing
amount of time to find what variable to change.  I think this is a
barrier for most users.



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