Hello everyone, I have versions 2.7.2 and 2.10.1 installed on a machine that has no access to internet. In 2.7.2 I can use ? to get help on functions, which in 2.10.1 that does not work, all I see is "starting httpd help server...done" and then nothing. Have I downloaded 2.10.1 incorrectly (=forgot to tick some box for local help file repository) or is the internet help now the standard way to search help on functions? Thank you in advance for help. Sergey
Hi, I think you do need an Internet connection to access the help files with R2.10. There might be some way to access them off-line, though I have no idea how. Maybe someone here knows. Ivan Le 3/11/2010 09:42, Sergey Goriatchev a ?crit :> Hello everyone, > > I have versions 2.7.2 and 2.10.1 installed on a machine that has no > access to internet. > In 2.7.2 I can use ? to get help on functions, which in 2.10.1 that > does not work, all I see is "starting httpd help server...done" and > then nothing. > > Have I downloaded 2.10.1 incorrectly (=forgot to tick some box for > local help file repository) or is the internet help now the standard > way to search help on functions? > > Thank you in advance for help. > > Sergey > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > >-- Ivan CALANDRA PhD Student University of Hamburg Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum Abt. S?ugetiere Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 D-20146 Hamburg, GERMANY +49(0)40 42838 6231 ivan.calandra at uni-hamburg.de ********** http://www.for771.uni-bonn.de http://webapp5.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/mammals/eng/mitarbeiter.php
Hi r-help-bounces at r-project.org napsal dne 11.03.2010 10:08:58:> Hi, > > I think you do need an Internet connection to access the help files with> R2.10.I presume the OP is working with Windows. I do not think Internet connection is necessary. It is necessary to have some browser installed. However the new html help system is not at all easy to set. I would try to do help.start() and then try to issue any help command ?plot It helped me once on some machine. On my work computer I can not start html help system as something is wrong with my system and IT guys are reluctant to try to repair it as all other things work. (On other PCs there is no problem). So I need to use text help, which is my second suggestion. Change options(help_type="text") in Rprofile.site file. Once helped me also to include 127.0.0.1 address to proxy server setting. But as I said, it is probably much more problematic to set the new html help system properly. Regards Petr> There might be some way to access them off-line, though I have no ideahow.> > Maybe someone here knows. > Ivan > > > Le 3/11/2010 09:42, Sergey Goriatchev a ?crit : > > Hello everyone, > > > > I have versions 2.7.2 and 2.10.1 installed on a machine that has no > > access to internet. > > In 2.7.2 I can use ? to get help on functions, which in 2.10.1 that > > does not work, all I see is "starting httpd help server...done" and > > then nothing. > > > > Have I downloaded 2.10.1 incorrectly (=forgot to tick some box for > > local help file repository) or is the internet help now the standard > > way to search help on functions? > > > > Thank you in advance for help. > > > > Sergey > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guidehttp://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > > -- > Ivan CALANDRA > PhD Student > University of Hamburg > Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum > Abt. S?ugetiere > Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 > D-20146 Hamburg, GERMANY > +49(0)40 42838 6231 > ivan.calandra at uni-hamburg.de > > ********** > http://www.for771.uni-bonn.de > http://webapp5.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/mammals/eng/mitarbeiter.php > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guidehttp://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
R starts its own mini web server which parses the raw text pages and serves them as HTML. It does so using a particular randomly chosen port number on 127.0.0.1 (localhost). The port number is listed in the message 'if nothing happens, you should open ....' followed by a url to paste into your browser. Paste the url into your browser. If that message isn;t appearing, something more complicated is wrong!>>> Ivan Calandra <ivan.calandra at uni-hamburg.de> 11/03/2010 12:38:38 >>>Well, when I try to access help files (not all of them actually) without internet connection, I don't get anything. What is it related to then? Le 3/11/2010 13:06, Duncan Murdoch a ?crit :> Ivan Calandra wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I think you do need an Internet connection to access the help files >> with R2.10. > > No, it's all local, but you do need a web browser if you want to view > the HTML help. If you don't want the HTML help, you can set the help > type to "text" using > > options(help_type="text") > > Then ?help will show you more options. > > Duncan Murdoch >> There might be some way to access them off-line, though I have no >> idea how. >> >> Maybe someone here knows. >> Ivan >> >> >> Le 3/11/2010 09:42, Sergey Goriatchev a ?crit : >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I have versions 2.7.2 and 2.10.1 installed on a machine that has no >>> access to internet. >>> In 2.7.2 I can use ? to get help on functions, which in 2.10.1 that >>> does not work, all I see is "starting httpd help server...done" and >>> then nothing. >>> >>> Have I downloaded 2.10.1 incorrectly (=forgot to tick some box for >>> local help file repository) or is the internet help now the standard >>> way to search help on functions? >>> >>> Thank you in advance for help. >>> >>> Sergey >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> > >-- Ivan CALANDRA PhD Student University of Hamburg Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum Abt. S?ugetiere Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 D-20146 Hamburg, GERMANY +49(0)40 42838 6231 ivan.calandra at uni-hamburg.de ********** http://www.for771.uni-bonn.de http://webapp5.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/mammals/eng/mitarbeiter.php ______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ******************************************************************* This email and any attachments are confidential. Any use...{{dropped:8}}