[R] creating a vignette

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 07/09/2008 4:51 PM, Edna Bell wrote:
> Dear R Gurus:
> 
> How would I create a vignette, please?
> 
> Why would a vignette be better than examples, please?

You can create a vignette any way you like, but the most common way is 
with Sweave:  write a document that is mainly LaTeX, but with R code 
inclusions that are executed and displayed.

The main value of a vignette is that it documents more:  instead of 
documenting one or a few functions, it can document a whole package, or 
a whole type of analysis using several different packages.

Duncan Murdoch