[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 12.03; C-c C-v cannot see functions

[Sam Steingold]

> * Vitalie Spinu <fcvahivg at tznvy.pbz> [2012-03-22 13:54:43 +0100]:
>
>>>>> Sam Steingold <sds at gnu.org>
>>>>> on Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:03:17 -0400 wrote:
>
>   > when point is inside "graph.edgelist", echo area shows its arglist
>   > (i.e., R knows the function)
>   > but when I hit C-c C-v, I have to type "graph.edgelist" myself because
>   > it is never offered for completion.
>   > graph.edgelist is in package igraph.
>
> What do you mean by "never offered for completion"? If you do C-u C-c C-v
> does it show up (C-u is to update the cached objects)? 

yes, even on C-u C-c C-v it does not know about this function.

> We are aware of the deficiencies of the current search path change
> detection. I've in plan to change this mechanism pretty soon, not for
> the next release though.

it would be nice to be able to disable this search mechanism so that C-c
C-v would just place the symbol at point as the default input at the prompt.

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