[R] An small suggestion for the R team

[Jose Claudio Faria]

Ok Duncan,

Thank you very much for the tip!
I will to remove all these identifiers.

Regards,
--
Jose Claudio Faria

Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> Jose Claudio Faria wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to suggest that all R functions/etc like:
>>    codes-deprecated
>>    grid-internal
>>    ns-alt
>>    ns-dblcolon
>>    ns-hooks
>>    ns-internals
>>    ns-lowlev
>>    ns-reflect.Rd
>>    tools-internal
>>    ts-defunct
>>    utils-deprecated
>>    utils-internal
>>    ... and another
>>
>> i.e, function/word separate for '-'
>>
>> were all substituted by
>>    codes_deprecated
>>    grid_internal
>>    ns_alt
>>    ns_dblcolon
>>    ns_hooks
>>    ns_internals
>>    ns_lowlev
>>    ns_reflect.Rd
>>    tools_internal
>>    ts_defunct
>>    utils_deprecated
>>    utils_internal
>>    ... and another
>>
>> i.e, by '_'
>>
>> Because it is impossible to make a good highlighter with the first one.
> 
> 
> Your suggested names are all valid identifiers.  The "-" gives strings 
> that are not.  That's intentional; the help system relies on it.  You 
> find "utils-deprecated" using deprecated?utils.
> 
> If your highlighter has problems with the "-", then don't bother 
> highlighting.  Those names aren't very common.  Or...
> 
>>
>> How to differentiating myValue:
>>
>> varOne = 100
>> varTwo = 50
>> myValue = varOne-varTwo
>>
>> from codes-deprecated, or ns-alt, for example.
> 
> 
> ...you could do it by context.  codes-deprecated will only show up in 
> *.Rd files as a possible search term:  an alias, or a name.
> 
> Duncan Murdoch
>