[ESS] Updated instructions/init file for XEmacs and Windows

[John Fox]

Dear David,

Please see my answers to your questions below:


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> [mailto:ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of David Scott
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:40 PM
> To: John Fox
> Cc: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [ESS] Updated instructions/init file for XEmacs 
> and Windows
> 
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, John Fox wrote:
> 
> > Dear list members,
> >
> > Thanks to Rodney Sparapani, I was able to simplify further 
> my init.el 
> > file and instructions for using ESS with XEmacs under 
> windows. The new 
> > materials are posted to my web site at 
> > 
> <http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Books/Companion/ESS/es
> s-xemacs.pdf>.
> > Now one only has to (1) do a default install of Xemacs; (2) 
> download 
> > and unzip ESS; (3) download my init.el file.
> >
> > John
> >
> 
> This is a very helpful bit of work John. I have installed 
> XEmacs and ESS and both seem to be working. I also use XEmacs 
> for TeX so have used your suggestion of having an Rinit.el.
> 
> It will be interesting to see how I like working with your 
> setup over time. I have been using WinEdt up until now, but 
> am trying to standardise on XEmacs because I also use a linux box.
> 
> A couple of points:
> 
> The Quickstart Package Guide at www.xemacs.org seems to 
> suggest installing under Program Files. Any reason why you 
> chose to install in C:\XEmacs?
> 

That's where the current XEmacs installer installs XEmacs by default. 

> The location of ess-site.el is hard-coded in your init.el. On 
> unix, and with my previous installation of ESS I could use 
> just (require 'ess-site) rather than (load whatever) Likewise 
> with Auctex I just have (require 'tex-site). The require 
> format seems preferable and means you don't have to update 
> your init.el when installing a new version (plus you don't 
> have to change your website document). Maybe a question for 
> emacs gurus.
> 

I agree that this is awkward, as is hard-coding the location of the ESS
icons. When ESS was an XEmacs package, I used require (for ess, not the
icons), but that's no longer the case. If there's a better solution, I'd be
happy to use it.

Regards,
 John

> David Scott
> 
> 
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