html help in R

[A.J. Rossini]

>>>>> "g" == gpetris  <gpetris at definetti.uark.edu> writes:


    g> I am using ESS 5.1.16, with emacs 20.7.2 on a sun.  I don't
    g> understand the following behavior of the R help under ESS.
    g> When I start the htlm version of the help pages with

    >> help.start()

    g> everything works fine: netscape pops up with the main help
    g> page. At this point,

    >> options("htmlhelp")
    g> $htmlhelp [1] TRUE

    g> But then, if I ask for help with, say

    >> help(plot)

    g> I get the required help page in another buffer in emacs and not
    g> in netscape. Is this an expected behavior? (It is not when
    g> running R in a term window.) How can I fix/change it? 
    g> Suggestions are welcome.

1. it's the expected behavior.  Emacs intercepts the help request.
2. Viewing help in an ESS-help window might be preferable, in terms of
   being able to skip around. 
3. Can you explain what about the Netscape help you like better than
   the ESS help buffer?
4. there is no current option to handle this.  I guess I could add an
   "ess-turn-off-help" variable, which would remove the behaviour in
   #1 if set.

thoughts?

best,
-tony

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