[ESS] customizing ESS for start and quit: suppressing start and stop messages like "starting directory|save workspace image"

[Patrick Drechsler]

Frede Aakmann Tøgersen wrote:

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>> Patrick Drechsler
>> Sendt: 16. november 2006 23:46
>> Til: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>> Emne: [ESS] customizing ESS for start and quit: suppressing 
>> start and stop messages like "starting directory|save workspace image"
[...]
>> Every time I open R with "emacs -f R" I would like to answer 
>> "yes" to the first question:
>>
>> ===============================================
>> starting directory?
>> ===============================================
>>
> 
>>From ess-info:
> 
> 3.5 Changing the startup actions
> ================================
> 
> If you do not wish ESS to prompt for a starting directory when starting
> a new process, set the variable `ess-ask-for-ess-directory' to `nil'.
> In this case, the starting directory will be set using one of the
> following methods:
> 
>   1. If the variable `ess-directory-function' stores the name of a
>      function, the value returned by this function is used.  The
>      default for this variable is nil.
> 
>   2. Otherwise, if the variable `ess-directory' stores the name of a
>      directory (ending in a slash), this value is used.  The default
>      for this variable is nil.
> 
>   3. Otherwise, the working directory of the current buffer is used.
> 
> 
>    If `ess-ask-for-ess-directory' has a non-`nil' value (as it does by
> default) then the value determined by the above rules provides the
> default when prompting for the starting directory.  Incidentally,
> `ess-directory' is an ideal variable to set in `ess-pre-run-hook'.

Works as documented, thanks for the pointer!

>> Every time I exit R from emacs (`C-c C-q') I get asked if
>>
>> ===============================================
>>  > Save workspace image? [y/n/c]:
>> ===============================================
>>
>> I always answer "no".
>>
>> Is there any easy way to customize this?

> Well, in an R buffer, why not type C-h v inferior-ess-exit-command <ENTER> to get this in another buffer:
> 
> inferior-ess-exit-command is a variable defined in `ess-cust.el'.
> Its value is "q()\n"
> Local in buffer *R*; global value is "q()\n"
> Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.
> 
> Documentation:
> Format-string for building the ess command to exit.
> 
> This format string should use %s to substitute an object name.
> 
> You can customize this variable.
> 
> [back]
> 
> Now customize this variable to be q('no') and you are done.

Dito, thanks again for your help Frede!

Patrick