[ESS-bugs] ESS mode for Emacs

[Stephen Eglen]

> On Jun 9, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Jean-Baptiste Rouquier wrote:
> > 
> > -  (require 'ess-site)
> > +  (autoload 'R-mode "ess-site" "ESS (Emacs Speaks Statistics), provides in
> > particular the R-mode." t)
> 
> Sorry, I haven't been following all of the discussion, but if the above is all you plan to autoload, it won't be very convenient.
> I'd at least also wire up `R' and the equivalent S commands, if any.
> Also, keep in mind that doc strings should be provided for
> customization variables that are important prior to loading the
> system.  And, provide autoloads for your user-level customization
> variables.  (We're not very good at that in Aquamacs, but you're in a
> much better position to do this.)

Thanks for your patch Jean-Baptiste.  I do agree with David, that we
should autoload more than this.  Given that I've  heard no dissent, I'll
just go ahead and put some suggestions in SVN!

(David: autoloading variables might be nice, but I doubt I'm going to
get to that.)

Stephen