R help - May 2002 - Re: help.start() problem with netscape 6.2.2 (was: R 1.5. 0 RPM's for Mandrake)

> From: mikalzet at libero.it [mailto:mikalzet at libero.it]
> 
> On Thu, 2 May 2002, Liaw, Andy wrote:
> 
> > I've installed Netscape 6.2.2 on Mdk82, but have not had 
> much luck with
> > help.start() (R-1.5.0 compiled from source).
> >
> > When I do help.start(), it just starts up netscape with the 
> default home
> > page, rather than the R help page.  Doing ?<anything> at 
> the R prompt starts
> > up yet another netscape instance, but still no R help.
> 
> Doing help.start() a second time with netscape already 
> started gives you
> the R help page ?
Nope.  It starts yet another netscape with the default page.  :( 
> Does the search applet work ?
Yes.
 
> I mean to go over to mdk 8.2 but I think I'll install a 
> version of good
> old netscape 4.7 ...
May not be a bad idea.  I've had better luck with netscape 4.7, I think. 

Andy


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I suggest you take a look at the ultra-compact ultra-fast dillo web browser
(http://dillo.cipsga.org.br) too.  I have sometimes found it handy to get help
on R functions outside of R using this browser, by defining the "rhlp"
command in Linux/bash as

dillo file:`locate -r "/usr/lib/R/.*/$1.html" | head -1` &

I'm sure you could use dillo from within R also.  -Frank

On Thu, 02 May 2002 13:47:28 -0400
"Liaw, Andy" <andy_liaw at merck.com> wrote:
> > From: mikalzet at libero.it [mailto:mikalzet at libero.it]
> > 
> > On Thu, 2 May 2002, Liaw, Andy wrote:
> > 
> > > I've installed Netscape 6.2.2 on Mdk82, but have not had 
> > much luck with
> > > help.start() (R-1.5.0 compiled from source).
> > >
> > > When I do help.start(), it just starts up netscape with the 
> > default home
> > > page, rather than the R help page.  Doing ?<anything> at 
> > the R prompt starts
> > > up yet another netscape instance, but still no R help.
> > 
> > Doing help.start() a second time with netscape already 
> > started gives you
> > the R help page ?
> 
> Nope.  It starts yet another netscape with the default page.  :( 
> 
> > Does the search applet work ?
> 
> Yes.
>  
> > I mean to go over to mdk 8.2 but I think I'll install a 
> > version of good
> > old netscape 4.7 ...
> 
> May not be a bad idea.  I've had better luck with netscape 4.7, I
think.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
>
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