[ESS-bugs] new iESS bug "Symbol's value as variable is void: resume"

[Vitalie Spinu]

  >> Martin Maechler <maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch>
  >> on Fri, 7 Sep 2012 18:07:34 +0200 wrote:

  > Well,  don't start this "sneaky action"  immediately after
  > starting up R.
  > I kill R and R restart it often. I want this to be immediate and
  > as fast as possible.  That's been one of the real advantages of
  > ESS over other interfaces.

Yes I do that, 5 seconds delay + 5 seconds idle. If user interacts with
the process, everything is aborted and started in 5 seconds + 5 seconds
idle time. So it's very unobtrusive. See ess-async-command-delayed for
more.


  > So, one workaround: After starting R, wait a few seconds, if the
  > the user does not start interacting with *R*, and only then
  > wait for an idle time before starting that action.
  > {{and it's okay if you make this configurable and let the
  >   default be your current behavior, which is just a problem for
  >   me, ...}}

Yes, I can add that.

    Vitalie