Tony Q. Zhang wrote: ... 1. when local fix() _masked_ the global fix(), there's no warning message given. 2. though fix() functions like the local one, when I type fix without (), it print out the global one.... I liked Ben's function so much I'll add it to my 'local' library of handy functions which loads at startup. However, if you use a new name ('hack'?), it will avoid the masking problem. And I am so impressed by the new KDE setup that I have to note that you can substitute either of their neat editors as the default when using fix(). Jim -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._