[ESS] Hyperlinks in help pages
Frede Aakmann Tøgersen
FredeA.Togersen at agrsci.dk
Mon Mar 20 10:58:52 CET 2006
In Emacs 21.3 (see below for version):
C-c C-v display 'Help on:' in the mini-buffer. Typing lm <Enter> opens another buffer in Emacs with the help page for lm. Switching to this buffer with C-x o the commands 'n' and 'p' works scrolling down and up sections.
However nothing (absolutely nothing) happens when typing s s. Going manually to the 'See also' section placing the cursor on 'summary.lm' and typing h only opens the minibuffer with a 'Help on:' and nothing more.
In Emacs 22.0:
Almost the same behaviour, the only difference being Emacs complaining about the keystroke s s not being defined. However, there seems to be more information in this Emacs' *ESS* buffer.
See below for the setups and debug buffers.
Best regards
Frede Aakmann Tøgersen
Scientist
Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Research Centre Foulum
Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology
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The setup:
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The OS is Windows XP (Servicepack 2)
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For Emacs 21.3:
GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2004-03-10 on NYAUMO
with *ESS' buffer:
[ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
[ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
(R): ess-rterm-versions-create making M-x defuns for c:/progra~1/Rrw1091/bin/Rterm.exe c:/progra~1/Rrw2000/bin/Rterm.exe
(R): ess-dialect=nil, buf=*scratch*, start-arg=nil
current-prefix-arg=nil
(inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--ess
ess-setq-vars-default 0: ess-language=Initial, -dialect=nil, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
ess-setq-vars-default 1: ess-language=S, -dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R, buf=*scratch*
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=c:/Documents and Settings/FAT/My Documents/fat/MyRwork/ buf=*R*
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
(inf-ess 2.2): start args = --ess , inf-ess-start-args=--ess
(inf-ess finish [S(R), c:/Programmer/R/R-2.2.1/bin/Rterm.exe(nil,nil)]
(ess-multi 0): inf-ess-start-args=--ess , comint-..echoes=nil
(i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send,
(i-ess 2): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender
(i-ess 3): curr-buf=*R*, comint..echo=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
(ess-multi post inf-ess: start-args=--ess , comint-echoes=t
(ess-multi 1): start-args=--ess
Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog c:/Programmer/R/R-2.2.1/bin/Rterm.exe
Start File=nil, Args= --ess .
(R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS', editor='gnuclient.exe')
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
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For Emacs 22.0:
GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2005-12-31 on W2ONE
with *ESS* buffer:
[ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
[ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
(R): ess-rterm-versions-create making M-x defuns for c:/progra~1/Rrw1091/bin/Rterm.exe c:/progra~1/Rrw2000/bin/Rterm.exe(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=bagben.R
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote R-customize-alist) (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ ess-suffix ess-dump-filename-template-proto) (ess-mode-syntax-table . R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist) (ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex . ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist . ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout) (ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern . ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el) (ess-retr-lastvalue-command . assign(".Last.value", .ess.lvsave, envir=baseenv())
) (ess-save-lastvalue-command . assign(".ess.lvsave", get(".Last.value", envir=baseenv()))
) (ess-imenu-mode-function quote ess-imenu-R) (inferior-ess-program . inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command . inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords . inferior-ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command . search()
) (inferior-ess-help-command . help("%s", htmlhelp=FALSE)
) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()) (inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: ) (inferior-ess-primary-prompt . \([A-Z][][A-Za-z0-9.]*\)*> ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ?) (inferior-ess-start-file) (inferior-ess-start-args . ) (ess-STERM . iESS) (ess-editor . R-editor) (ess-pager . R-pager) (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()
) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start) (comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields . t))
(ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter) (paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline . t) (comment-start . #) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip . #+ *) (comment-column . 40) (indent-line-function quote S-indent-line) (parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-set-style . ess-default-style) (ess-local-process-name) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table) (add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[
]*function) (font-lock-defaults quote (ess-R-mode-font-lock-keywords nil nil ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
Finished setting up ESS-mode.
(R): ess-dialect=R, buf=bagben.R, start-arg=nil
current-prefix-arg=nil
(inferior-ess 0): ess-start-args=--ess
ess-setq-vars-default 0: ess-language=Initial, -dialect=nil, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
ess-setq-vars-default 1: ess-language=S, -dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R, buf=bagben.R
(inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
(inferior-ess) Method #3 start=c:/Documents and Settings/FAT/My Documents/Projekter/Gulvprojekt/FDA/Bagben/ buf=*R*
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
(inf-ess 2.2): start args = --ess , inf-ess-start-args=--ess
(inf-ess finish [S(R), c:/Programmer/R/R-2.2.1/bin/Rterm.exe(nil,nil)]
(ess-multi 0): inf-ess-start-args=--ess , comint-..echoes=nil
(i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send,
(i-ess 2): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender
(i-ess 3): curr-buf=*R*, comint..echo=t, comint..sender=inferior-R-input-sender,
(ess-multi post inf-ess: start-args=--ess , comint-echoes=t
(ess-multi 1): start-args=--ess
Making Process...Buf *R*, Proc R, Prog c:/Programmer/R/R-2.2.1/bin/Rterm.exe
Start File=nil, Args= --ess .
(R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS', editor='gnuclient.exe')
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help: error-buffer '*help[R](lm')*' nodocs (1 17)
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=functions.R
(ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote R-customize-alist) (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$ ess-suffix ess-dump-filename-template-proto) (ess-mode-syntax-table . R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist) (ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex . ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist . ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout) (ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern . ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el) (ess-retr-lastvalue-command . assign(".Last.value", .ess.lvsave, envir=baseenv())
) (ess-save-lastvalue-command . assign(".ess.lvsave", get(".Last.value", envir=baseenv()))
) (ess-imenu-mode-function quote ess-imenu-R) (inferior-ess-program . inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command . inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords . inferior-ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command . search()
) (inferior-ess-help-command . help("%s", htmlhelp=FALSE)
) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()) (inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: ) (inferior-ess-primary-prompt . \([A-Z][][A-Za-z0-9.]*\)*> ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . + ?) (inferior-ess-start-file) (inferior-ess-start-args . ) (ess-STERM . iESS) (ess-editor . R-editor) (ess-pager . R-pager) (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()
) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start) (comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields . t))
(ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter) (paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline . t) (comment-start . #) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip . #+ *) (comment-column . 40) (indent-line-function quote S-indent-line) (parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-set-style . ess-default-style) (ess-local-process-name) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table) (add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[
]*function) (font-lock-defaults quote (ess-R-mode-font-lock-keywords nil nil ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
Finished setting up ESS-mode.
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14654, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14511, (p)-Ini-pt = 22
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14867, (p)-Ini-pt = 41
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14905, (p)-Ini-pt = 18
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14876, (p)-Ini-pt = 29
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 15003, (p)-Ini-pt = 31
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 15025, (p)-Ini-pt = 30
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14883, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14982, (p)-Ini-pt = 19
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help-bogus-buffer-p *help[R](options)*) |--> nil [searching t]
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 15188, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 15217, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14755, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14756, (p)-Ini-pt = 0
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 14735, (p)-Ini-pt = 18
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
ess-BEG-of-fun after 'search-FWD (': Ini-pt 15067, (p)-Ini-pt = 12
ELSE not in setMethod() header ...
Match,Pt:(14201,14225),14201
ess-END-of-fun: S4=nil, beginning = 14201
(ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil, comint..echoes=nil, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
(ess-help-bogus-buffer-p *help[R](lm)*) |--> nil [searching t]
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
> [mailto:ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] På vegne af
> Martin Maechler
> Sendt: 20. marts 2006 10:24
> Til: Andreas Kiermeier
> Cc: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Emne: Re: [ESS] Hyperlinks in help pages
>
> >>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Kiermeier
> <Kiermeier.Andreas at saugov.sa.gov.au>
> >>>>> on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:51:05 +1030 writes:
>
> Andreas> Martin, exactly the functionality I'm looking for,
> Andreas> but it doesn't work for me. Pressing 'h' in a help
> Andreas> buffer does not load any default help topic,
> Andreas> ie. the help topic is always blank.
>
> Andreas> I'm running:
>
> Andreas> GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of
> Andreas> 2005-06-27 on NONIQPC ESS: 5.2.10 O/S: Win XP
>
> Andreas> What can I do to help figure this out?
>
> Can we first be sure about what happens when:
> Here are detailed instructions (please, other "listeners" try
> them too!):
>
> 1) After starting R (M-x R),
> 2) inside *R* buffer type
> C-c C-v lm <Enter>
> you should now be inside a newly created buffer
> "*help[R](lm)*
> 3) Type
> ss
> = [S]kip to the "[S]ee also" section in the help buffer
> C-n C-n
> (advance two lines: "the cursor" (the "point"
> in Emacs-lingo)
> should now be somewhere on the word 'summary.lm')
> 4) Type
> h
> (in the minibuffer, you should be prompted with
> "Help on: (default summary.lm) "
> <Enter>
> -> the help page for summary.lm opens in yet
> another new buffer.
>
>
> - Can you tell exactly where the above differs for you?
>
> - Could you also try with a non-alpha version of Emacs, i.e.
> Emacs 21.3 or 21.4 ?
>
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
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