[R] new help pages in R 2.10.0

[Robert Baer]

> 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!

>
> 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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