[R] new help pages in R 2.10.0

[Peter Ehlers]

Robert Baer wrote:
> 
>> I think the html based one works fine (even if I definitely preferred 
>> the old chtml).
>> Only another comment: I chose html in my installation with Windows 
>> Vista, but still the help pages are opened in text files in the newly 
>> installed version.
> The nice thing about the chtml that is missing from html is the "table 
> of contents" frame on the left.  Oh well!
> 
But you do have the 'Index' link at the bottom of every page.
Works for me. Just takes a little getting used to.

  -Peter Ehlers

>>
>> Of course, I can type "options(help_type="html")" as suggested every 
>> time I open a new session, but it would be easier if html was actually 
>> the default, especially for other un-experienced users.
>>
> I think if you open the file C:\Program 
> Files\R\R-2.10.0\etc\Rprofile.site in a text editor and remove the # 
> symbol before the line
> options(help_type="html")
> that html help will be your default help.  As I think Duncan posted 
> there was an install file error that causes this to not happen, and
> none of the beta testers caught it in time.
> 
> HTH,
> Rob
> 
> 
>> Starting from 2.10, R dropped its support for Windows CHM  help.  It 
>> has been replaced with the web browser HTML based one.  To activate 
>> this add the following line to your Rprofile
>>
>> options(help_type="html")
>>
>> The pages come up in your browser.  They all have the same links as 
>> before.  It works quite well with Firefox as they come up in new tabs, 
>> so you can have several of them open at the same time.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Andy
>>
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>> From: <Antonio.Gasparrini at lshtm.ac.uk> To: <r-help at r-project.org> 
>> Date: 11/05/2009 02:17 PM Subject: [R] new help pages in R 2.10.0 Sent 
>> by: <r-help-bounces at r-project.org>
>>
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>>
>>
>> Dear R-users,
>>
>> I've just installed the last version of R (2.10.0) in Windows and 
>> found a completely new version of the help pages.
>> Basically, they now appear as a simple (even if slightly embellished) 
>> text file.
>> I tried to install it with a customized startup and realized that the 
>> old CHM files (the default for Windows up to 2.9.2) are not included 
>> anymore as a possible choice.
>>
>> I don't know if this is due to some mistake I've done, but otherwise 
>> would be a major drawback of the new version.
>> The opportunity to navigate through different help pages using the 
>> links in the old R was really useful.
>>
>> At the moment I re-installed the old R 2.9.2, but I hope this will 
>> change in later versions.
>> Or at least, that the user could have the opportunity to choose the 
>> help pages he deems more suitable for his purposes.
>>
>> I hope someone could give some details
>> Regards,
>>
>> Antonio Gasparrini
>> Public and Environmental Health Research Unit (PEHRU)
>> London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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