[ESS-bugs] developer and trace

[Vitalie Spinu]

Richard, you are not typing in R but in the minibuffer. ESS detects
"section:" and pops a request in the minibuffer. The reason is
efficiency. First, you don't have to press RET. Second, if you are in
script buffer and execute you code with C-c C-c (or whatever) you don't
have to switch to *R* buffer to enter the number. I think mechanism is
pretty straightforward and handy.

  Vitalie

 >>> "Richard M. Heiberger" on Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:07:45 -0400 wrote:

 > Since I just downloaded the current ESS version, I checked the
 > behavior that previously most annoyed me.

 > In C-c C-t bb  ## to get recover

 > When I am sending lines from the .r buffer to the *R* buffer with C-c
 > C-n or C-c C-c
 > and I trigger the recover action, then

 > the cursor is in the .r buffer,
 > the request "Selection: " appears twice, in the *R* buffer and in the
 > mini-buffer.
 > I leave the cursor in the .r buffer and press a number.
 > The *R* buffer receives the number and goes to the right place in the
 > frame list.

 > YAY!

 > This is now behaving the way I want.

 > I don't understand why the mini-buffer is involved.  But as long as I
 > can ignore the mini-buffer it is ok.
 > I did attempt to type a number directly in the mini-buffer.
 > *Messages* opened and the cursor went to the
 > *R*.

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