[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 12.09 [rev. 5167 (2012-09-24)]; R-object-tooltip not working (again)

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> Stefano Conti <s.conti at gmx.co.uk>
>>>>>     on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:44:07 +0100 writes:

    > Dear ESS developers team, Since upgrading to the latest
    > Emacs (latest version 24.2.1) ESS package (version 12.09)
    > I have been unable to get R (latest version 2.15.1) object
    > tooltips (u. http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ESSToolTips)
    > working in ESS.

    > Specifically, upon invoking the ess-R-object-tooltip
    > command from within Emacs on any R script, I obtain the
    > "No ESS process is associated with this buffer now"
    > message from the mini-buffer.  Note that downgrading ESS
    > to its previous version (12.04-4) restored the
    > functionality of R object tooltips.

    > Hope the information above and below is helpful enough; I
    > am also copying Martin Maechler, whom I have previously
    > received help on a related issue from, in this
    > correspondence.

    > Thank you in advance for any assistance you may provide,
    > and sincere apologies for any cross-posting.  Kind
    > regards,

Caro Stefano,

as this extra functionality was never adopted in to ESS proper,
we of course could not pay attention to its continued functioning.

I think this is quite a nice idea that some, maybe even many people may want,
and so I consider to add it to ESS proper, and then find out what goes
wrong (in your case).
To adopt it into ESS, I'd also want a confirmation by Erik (the
author, hence in CC) that he'd donate it to ESS as well.  Erik?

Martin