[R] www.r-project.org

[Spencer Graves]

Hi, Gabor:  <inline>
Gabor Grothendieck wrote:

> On Windows, right click the web page, choose Properties and
> copy the url there.

That works, and I will use it in the future.  Thanks.

However, if the subject is not "educating Spencer Graves" but "how to 
make "www.r-project.org" more user friendly, then it still might help to 
display as "Address" the actual web address of the archive page rather 
than "www.r-project.org".  It may not look as pretty, but I'm for 
function first and cosmetics only if they don't interfere with 
functionality.

	  Best Wishes,
	  spencer graves
> 
> On 4/25/06, Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at pdf.com> wrote:
> 
>><see inline>
>>
>>hadley wickham wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>The R Web site is working fine. <snip>
>>>
>>>As an experienced user of the R website, this probably is true for
>>>you.  However, there are a number of confusing problems for new users
>>>of the site:
>>>
>>> * how do you download R?
>>> * how do you bookmark a specific page?
>>
>>*** If I find something with "R Site Search" on "www.r-project.org", I
>>can NOT just copy the web address into an email, because the "address"
>>is still "www.r-project.org".  However, if I use RSiteSearch from within
>> R, I get an honest address (like
>>"http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/47417.html"), which I
>>can then paste into an email like this.
>>
>>         If it weren't too difficult to display the address for each item
>>retrieved from the archives, it would make it easier it use "R Site
>>Search" without opening R.
>>
>>         Thanks to all the core R team, including Jonathan Baron, whose
>>support of "R Site Search" has prevented me from "tearing my hair out"
>>on many occasions (and I don't have much left to tear out).  When people
>>ask me questions about S-Plus, I often go to "R Site Search", and then
>>see if I can somehow use in S-Plus any R solution I find.
>>
>>         Best Wishes,
>>         spencer graves
>>p.s.  I also have a strong preference for avoiding fancy features.  I've
>>been burned so many times with viruses and software that never performed
>>as advertized for many unknown reasons that I routinely check "no" when
>>asked if I want to install "Micromedia Flash", and I hope I won't have
>>to install it to use a future version of "www.r-project.org".
>>
>>
>>> * what is that giant graphic on the home page?
>>>
>>>Hadley
>>>
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