[ESS] README organization

[Douglas Bates]

Another part of the ess documentation that you may wish to consider is
the presentation order and emphasis of systems supported by ESS.  I
noticed recently when watching an installation of ESS that there are
still .el files compiled and installed for S+3, S+4, ... and that much
of the documentation on ESS processes is written in terms of an S+3
process. Do you know if anyone has a working S-PLUS, version 3 or S
version 4?  I would be shocked if one existed.  I know the computer,
franz.stat.wisc.edu, that housed the CVS archive for S version 4, was
retired many years ago.

The people who are involved in the development of ESS know the history
of the S language and understand that R was developed as an open
source version of the S language. However most new users of R have not
heard of S-PLUS and, if they did hear of it, would probably be
perplexed as to why they would want to pay a considerable sum of money
to obtain an inferior implementation of R.

My guess is that the overwhelming usage of ESS is for R, Sweave, etc.,
second most popular usage is for SAS, third for Stata.

I know there was a recent release of S+ (apparently it has changed its
name - the people at Insightful used to insist that it be called
S-PLUS and not S+ but now Tibco calls it S+)  so there may still be
some users but I think that any S+ user base is vestigial.  I would
not be surprised if Tibco folded S+ into the Spotfire product and
ceased to sell it as a separate product.

Why not acknowledge that "the S language" today means R?  John
Chambers, the creator of the S language, has.  See the title of his
latest book.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:35 AM,  <gerald.jean at dgag.ca> wrote:
>
>
> ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch a écrit sur 2008/12/03 08:43:42 :
>
>> >>>>> "RoSp" == Rodney Sparapani <rsparapa at mcw.edu>
>> >>>>>     on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:09 -0600 writes:
>>
>>     RoSp> tyler wrote:
>>     >> Hi,
>>     >>
>>     >> I just installed 5.3.8 from the tarball. There isn't an INSTALL
> file,
>>     >> but readers of the README are directed to look 'way down' to find
> the
>>     >> instructions. I didn't notice this at first as I was quickly
> scanning
>>     >> the file for the heading "Installation", and nearly gave up after
>>     >> several hundred lines of News.
>>     >>
>>     >> So, nothing is actually missing or even misleading, but for
>>     >> patience-challenged folks like me it might be helpful to pull the
>>     >> installation instructions up to the top of the file, or even into
> a
>>     >> separate INSTALL file. No big deal either way, just an idea.
>>     >>
>>     >> Thanks for the ongoing efforts,
>>     >>
>>     >> Tyler
>>     >>
>>
>>     RoSp> Hi Tyler:
>>
>>     RoSp> This has been recommended before and vetoed, but I don't
>> remember why.
>>     RoSp> The way we create the docs is a little tricky right now.  I
> managed
>>     RoSp> to create the topics in the following order:
>>
>>     RoSp> * License::
>>     RoSp> * Stability::
>>     RoSp> * Requirements::
>>     RoSp> * Latest Version::
>>     RoSp> * Installation::
>>     RoSp> * Starting an ESS Process::
>>     RoSp> * New Features::
>>     RoSp> * Current Features::
>>     RoSp> * Reporting Bugs::
>>     RoSp> * Mailing Lists::
>>     RoSp> * Authors::
>>
>>     RoSp> If we can all agree on this, then I'll commit the changes.
>> See the proposed
>>     RoSp> README below:
>>
>> I don't care too much, so I'd say "yes" since you Rodney have
>> evidently poured some thought into it...
>>
>> Others opinions?
>>
>> Martin
>
> For the ones amongst us who mostly are only users of ESS I think that
> Rodney's suggestion would help us to find the required information at
> installation time.
>
> Thanks for the good work,
>
> Gérald Jean
> Conseiller senior en statistiques,
> VP Planification et Développement des Marchés,
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>
>
> "In God we trust, all others must bring data"  W. Edwards Deming
>>
>>
>>     RoSp> 1 General Information: README
>>     RoSp> *****************************
>>
>>     RoSp> This is the README file for the distribution of ESS version
>>
>>     RoSp> 5.3.9
>>
>>     RoSp> ESS is a GNU Emacs and XEmacs mode for interactive statistical
>>     RoSp> programming and data analysis.  Languages supported: the Sfamily (S
>>     RoSp> 3/4, S-PLUS 3/4/5/6/7, and R), SAS, XLispStat, Stata and BUGS.
>>     RoSp> Installation help can be found in sections for both Unix
>> and Windows.
>>     RoSp> For INSTALLATION, see way below.
>>
>>     RoSp> ESS grew out of the desire for bug fixes and extensions toS-mode and
>>     RoSp> SAS-mode as well as a consistent union of their features
>> in one package.
>>
>>     RoSp> The current development team is led by Martin Maechler since August
>>     RoSp> 2004. Former project leader A.J. (Tony) Rossini
>>     RoSp> (<rossini at blindglobe.net>) did the initial port to XEmacs
>> and has been
>>     RoSp> the primary coder.  Martin Maechler (<maechler at stat.math.
>> ethz.ch>) and
>>     RoSp> Kurt Hornik (<Kurt.Hornik at R-project.org>) have assisted with S-PLUS,
>>     RoSp> S4, R, and XLispStat.  Stephen Eglen (<stephen at gnu.org>) has worked
>>     RoSp> mostly on R support.  Richard M. Heiberger (<rmh at temple.edu>) has
>>     RoSp> assisted with S-PLUS and S4 development for Windows.  Richard and
>>     RoSp> Rodney A. Sparapani (<rsparapa at mcw.edu>) have done much of the work
>>     RoSp> implementing interactive SAS (iESS[SAS]) and batch SAS (ESS[SAS])
>>     RoSp> support.
>>
>>     RoSp> We are grateful to the previous developers of S-mode (DougBates, Ed
>>     RoSp> Kademan, Frank Ritter, David M. Smith), SAS-mode (Tom Cook) and
>>     RoSp> Stata-mode (Thomas Lumley).
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.1 License
>>     RoSp> ===========
>>
>>     RoSp> ESS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
>>     RoSp> the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
>>     RoSp> Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)any later
>>     RoSp> version.
>>
>>     RoSp> ESS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
>>     RoSp> ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>> MERCHANTABILITY or
>>     RoSp> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General
>> Public License
>>     RoSp> in the file COPYING in the same directory as this file for
>> more details.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.2 Stability
>>     RoSp> =============
>>
>>     RoSp> Versions 5.3.x are meant to be release-quality versions.  While some
>>     RoSp> new features are being introduced, we are cleaning up and
>> improving the
>>     RoSp> interface.  We know about some remaining documentation
>> inconsistencies.
>>     RoSp> Patches or suggested fixes with bug reports are much appreciated!
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.3 Requirements
>>     RoSp> ================
>>
>>     RoSp> ESS has been tested with
>>
>>     RoSp> * R >=0.49
>>
>>     RoSp> * S-PLUS 3.3-4, 4.5, 2000, 5.0-1, 6.0-2, 7.0, 8.0
>>
>>     RoSp> * S4
>>
>>     RoSp> * SAS >=6.12
>>
>>     RoSp> * BUGS 0.5, 0.6
>>
>>     RoSp> * JAGS 1.0
>>
>>     RoSp> * Stata >=6.0 (command line only)
>>
>>     RoSp> on the following platforms
>>
>>     RoSp> * Linux/x86 (all)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Solaris (all)
>>
>>     RoSp> * MS Windows 98/NT/2000/XP (R, S-PLUS, SAS interactive only, and
>>     RoSp> BUGS)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Apple Mac OS X 10.4-5 (R, JAGS, Stata)
>>
>>     RoSp> with the following versions of emacs
>>
>>     RoSp> * GNU Emacs 20.3-7, 21.1, 21.3-4, 22.1
>>
>>     RoSp> * XEmacs 21.4.0-8, 21.4.9-13(1), 21.4.14-15, 21.4.17-21 (betas not
>>     RoSp> supported, but 21.5.23+ may work)
>>
>>     RoSp> ---------- Footnotes ----------
>>
>>     RoSp> (1) require the files.el patch to revert-buffer for the Local
>>     RoSp> Variables updating problem
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.4 Getting the Latest Version
>>     RoSp> ==============================
>>
>>     RoSp> The latest released version of ESS is always available on
>> the web at:
>>     RoSp> ESS web page (http://ess.r-project.org) or StatLib
>>     RoSp> (http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/general/ESS/)
>>
>>     RoSp> The latest development version of ESS is available via
>>     RoSp> `https://svn.R-project.org/ESS/', the ESS Subversion repository.  If
>>     RoSp> you have a Subversion client (see `http://subversion.
>> tigris.org/'), you
>>     RoSp> can download the sources using:
>>     RoSp> % svn checkout https://svn.r-project.org/ESS/trunk PATH
>>     RoSp> which will put the ESS files into directory PATH.  Later, within
>>     RoSp> that directory, `svn update' will bring that directory up to date.
>>     RoSp> Windows-based tools such as TortoiseSVN are also available for
>>     RoSp> downloading the files.  Alternatively, you can browse the
>> sources with a
>>     RoSp> web browser at: ESS SVN site (https://svn.r-project.org/ESS/trunk).
>>     RoSp> However, please use a subversion client instead to minimize the load
>>     RoSp> when retrieving.
>>
>>     RoSp> If you remove other versions of ESS from your emacs load-path, you
>>     RoSp> can then use the development version by adding the
>> following to .emacs:
>>
>>     RoSp> (load "/path/to/ess-svn/lisp/ess-site.el")
>>
>>     RoSp> Note that https is required, and that the SSL certificate for the
>>     RoSp> Subversion server of the R project is
>>
>>     RoSp> Certificate information:
>>     RoSp> - Hostname: svn.r-project.org
>>     RoSp> - Valid: from Jul 16 08:10:01 2004 GMT until Jul 14 08:10:
>> 01 2014 GMT
>>     RoSp> - Issuer: Department of Mathematics, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
>>     RoSp> Switzerland, CH
>>     RoSp> - Fingerprint:
>>     RoSp> c9:5d:eb:f9:f2:56:d1:04:ba:44:61:f8:64:6b:d9:33:3f:93:6e:ad
>>
>>     RoSp> (currently, there is no "trusted certificate").  You can accept this
>>     RoSp> certificate permanently and will not be asked about it anymore.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.5 Installation (from tar file)
>>     RoSp> ================================
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.6 Unix installation
>>     RoSp> =====================
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.  `cd' to a directory where you keep emacs lisp files, or create a
>>     RoSp> new directory (for example, `$HOME/emacs') to hold the
>>     RoSp> distribution.  This directory will be referred to below as "the
>>     RoSp> ESS distribution directory".
>>
>>     RoSp> _Note for XEmacs packages:_ ESS is no longer available as an
>>     RoSp> XEmacs package.  But, you can still install ESS into the XEmacs
>>     RoSp> package system by choosing
>>     RoSp> `ESSDIR'=`PREFIX/lib/xemacs/site-packages'.  ESS requires that the
>>     RoSp> XEmacs sumo tarball (all XEmacs packages combined) also be
>>     RoSp> installed.  For information on installing XEmacs packages, follow
>>     RoSp> this link: Quickstart Package Guide
>>     RoSp> (http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/packageGuide.html).
>>
>>     RoSp> 2. Retrieve the latest version from ESS downloads area
>>     RoSp> (http://ess.r-project.org/downloads/ess) to `ESSDIR'.
>>
>>     RoSp> 3. Extract the files from the disribution.
>>     RoSp> If you are using GNU tar, `tar zxf ess-VERSION.tgz'.
>>     RoSp> Otherwise, `gunzip < ess-VERSION.tgz | tar xf -',
>>
>>     RoSp> The `tar' command will create the subdirectory `ess-VERSION' and
>>     RoSp> install the files there.
>>
>>     RoSp> 4. Edit the file `ESSDIR/ess-VERSION/lisp/ess-site.el' as explained
>>     RoSp> in the comments section of that file.
>>
>>     RoSp> 5. If you are using GNU Emacs add the line
>>     RoSp> (load "ESSDIR/ess-VERSION/lisp/ess-site")
>>     RoSp> to `$HOME/.emacs'.  For XEmacs, if you followed the XEmacs package
>>     RoSp> system installation advice, add the line
>>     RoSp> (require 'ess-site)
>>     RoSp> to `$HOME/.xemacs/init.el'.  Otherwise, for XEmacs, add the line
>>     RoSp> (load "ESSDIR/ess-VERSION/lisp/ess-site")
>>     RoSp> to `$HOME/.xemacs/init.el'.
>>
>>     RoSp> 6. That's it!  ESS is now ready to use.  (The remaining
>> step below is
>>     RoSp> only for a custom installation.)  To edit statistical programs,
>>     RoSp> just open files with the requisite extensions (`.R' for R, `.sas'
>>     RoSp> for SAS, `.bug' for BUGS, etc.).  To start a statistical process
>>     RoSp> within emacs, such as R, type `M-x R'.
>>
>>     RoSp> 7. (OPTIONAL) READ THIS ITEM THOROUGHLY BEFORE STARTING:
>>
>>     RoSp> If you want to place the compiled files in other locations edit the
>>     RoSp> `LISPDIR', `INFODIR' and `ETCDIR' entries in Section 1 of
>>     RoSp> `Makeconf' in the `ESSDIR/ess-VERSION' directory (if you are using
>>     RoSp> XEmacs, then uncomment the XEmacs subsection in Section 1).
>>
>>     RoSp> You can compile those files by:
>>     RoSp> make all
>>
>>     RoSp> When that completes successfully, install the compiled files:
>>     RoSp> make install
>>
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.7 Microsoft Windows installation
>>     RoSp> ==================================
>>
>>     RoSp> For Microsoft Windows installation, please follow the next steps.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1. `cd' to a directory where you keep emacs lisp files, or create a
>>     RoSp> new directory (for example, `c:\emacs\') to hold the distribution.
>>     RoSp> This directory will be referred to below as "the ESS distribution
>>     RoSp> directory".
>>
>>     RoSp> _Note for XEmacs packages:_ ESS is no longer available as an XEmacs
>>     RoSp> package. But, you can still install ESS into the XEmacs package
>>     RoSp> system by choosing `ESSDIR'=`PREFIX\XEmacs\site-packages'.  ESS
>>     RoSp> requires that the XEmacs sumo tarball (all XEmacs packages
>>     RoSp> combined) also be installed.  For information on installing XEmacs
>>     RoSp> packages, follow this link: Quickstart Package Guide
>>     RoSp> (http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/packageGuide.html).
>>
>>     RoSp> 2. Retrieve the latest zip file (`ess-VERSION.zip') from ESS
>>     RoSp> downloads area (http://ess.r-project.org/downloads/ess) and store
>>     RoSp> it in the ESS distribution directory.  Be aware that http browsers
>>     RoSp> on Windows frequently change the "." and "-" characters in
>>     RoSp> filenames to other punctuation.  Please change the names back to
>>     RoSp> their original form.
>>
>>     RoSp> 3. Extract all the files from `ess-VERSION.zip' into the ESS
>>     RoSp> distribution directory as `c:\emacs\ess-VERSION\'.  (It is possible
>>     RoSp> to unpack the zip archive in Windows Explorer by double clicking
>>     RoSp> on the folder; you should then see a new folder called
>>     RoSp> `ess-VERSION'.  Drag that folder into your ESS distribution
>>     RoSp> directory.)
>>
>>     RoSp> 4. If you are using GNU Emacs add the line
>>     RoSp> (load "ESSDIR/ess-VERSION/lisp/ess-site")
>>     RoSp> to `%HOME%/.emacs'.  For XEmacs, if you followed the XEmacs
>>     RoSp> package system installation advice, add the line
>>     RoSp> (require 'ess-site)
>>     RoSp> to `%HOME%/.xemacs/init.el'.  Otherwise, for XEmacs, add the line
>>     RoSp> (load "ESSDIR/ess-VERSION/lisp/ess-site")
>>     RoSp> to `%HOME%/.xemacs/init.el'.  _Note:_ Both GNU Emacs and XEmacs
>>     RoSp> require that the HOME environment variable be set on your system,
>>     RoSp> otherwise, your initialization file will not be utilized, and
>>     RoSp> therefore, ESS will not work.
>>
>>     RoSp> After saving your initialization file, ESS is now installed.
>>     RoSp> Start a new emacs and you should be ready to use ESS.  For
>>     RoSp> example, to edit statistical programs, load the files with the
>>     RoSp> requisite extensions (".sas" for SAS, ".S" or "s" or "q" or "Q"
>>     RoSp> for S-PLUS, ".r" or ".R" for R, and ".lsp" for XLispStat).  One
>>     RoSp> further step is needed if you wish to run statistical processes,
>>     RoSp> see below.
>>
>>     RoSp> 5. To run statistical processes under ESS, Windows users
>> will need to
>>     RoSp> make sure that the directories for the software they will be using
>>     RoSp> is in the PATH environment variable.  On Windows 9x, add lines
>>     RoSp> similar to the following to your `c:\autoexec.bat' file:
>>     RoSp> path=%PATH%;c:\progra~1\insightful\splus70\cmd
>>     RoSp> On Windows NT/2000/XP, add the directories to the PATH using the
>>     RoSp> `My Computer/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Environment Variables'
>>     RoSp> menu.  Note that the directory containing the program is added to
>>     RoSp> the PATH, not the program itself.  One such line is needed for
>>     RoSp> each software program.  Be sure to use the abbreviation `progra~1'
>>     RoSp> and not the long version with embedded blanks.  Use backslashes
>>     RoSp> "`\'".
>>
>>     RoSp> An alternative, for R users, is that rather than adjusting the PATH
>>     RoSp> variable, you can add the following to your emacs initialization
>>     RoSp> file (and restart emacs):
>>     RoSp> (setq inferior-R-program-name
>>     RoSp> "C:/progra~1/R/R-2.2.1/bin/Rterm.exe")
>>     RoSp> This assumes that you have installed R-2.2.1 in the default
>>     RoSp> location.  Change the path otherwise to point to other locations.
>>
>>     RoSp> Windows users who place S-PLUS anywhere other than the default
>>     RoSp> location will also need to add the following three lines (properly
>>     RoSp> adjusted for their location) to their `%HOME%/.emacs' or
>>     RoSp> `%HOME%/.xemacs/init.el' file:
>>     RoSp> (setq-default inferior-S+6-program-name
>>     RoSp> "c:/progra~1/Insightful/SPLUS70/cmd/Splus")
>>     RoSp> (setq-default inferior-Sqpe+6-SHOME-name
>>     RoSp> "c:/progra~1/Insightful/SPLUS70")
>>     RoSp> (setq-default inferior-Sqpe+6-program-name
>>     RoSp> "c:/progra~1/Insightful/SPLUS70/cmd/Sqpe.exe")
>>     RoSp> The above example uses the default location of S-PLUS in
>>     RoSp> `c:/progra~1/Insightful'.  Please note that ESS considers S-PLUS
>>     RoSp> 6, 7, and 8 to be variants of S+6.
>>
>>     RoSp> These users may also need to modify the emacs variable
>>     RoSp> `ess-SHOME-versions' to match their installation in order to get
>>     RoSp> the full set of S-PLUS versions on their machine into the `ESS'
>>     RoSp> menu.
>>
>>     RoSp> To start the S-PLUS [678].x GUI from ESS under emacs:
>>     RoSp> 1. If you use Cygwin bash as your primary shell, then
>>     RoSp> M-x S
>>     RoSp> (or `M-x S+6').
>>
>>     RoSp> 2. If you use the MSDOS prompt window as your primary shell, then
>>     RoSp> M-x S+6-msdos
>>     RoSp> You will then be asked for a pathname ("S starting data
>>     RoSp> directory?"), from which to start the process.  The prompt will
>>     RoSp> propose your current directory as the default.  ESS will start the
>>     RoSp> S-PLUS GUI.  There will be slight delay during which emacs is
>>     RoSp> temporarily frozen.  ESS will arrange for communication with the
>>     RoSp> S-PLUS GUI using the DDE protocol.  Send lines or regions from the
>>     RoSp> emacs buffer containing your S program (for example, `myfile.s')
>>     RoSp> to the S-PLUS Commands Window with the `C-c C-n' or `C-c C-r' keys.
>>     RoSp> (If you are still using S-PLUS 4.x or 2000,\ then use `M-x S+4' or
>>     RoSp> `M-x S+4-msdos'.)
>>
>>     RoSp> To start an S-PLUS [678].x session inside an emacs buffer--and
>>     RoSp> without the S-PLUS GUI:
>>     RoSp> M-x Sqpe
>>     RoSp> (or `M-x Sqpe+6').
>>     RoSp> This works with both the bash and msdos shells.  You will then be
>>     RoSp> asked for a pathname ("S starting data directory?"), from which to
>>     RoSp> start the process.  The prompt will propose your current directory
>>     RoSp> as the default.  You get Unix-like behavior, in particular the
>>     RoSp> entire transcript is available for emacs-style search commands.
>>     RoSp> Send lines or regions from the emacs buffer containing your S
>>     RoSp> program (for example, `myfile.s') to the *S+6* buffer with the
>>     RoSp> `C-c C-n' or `C-c C-r' keys.  Interactive graphics are available
>>     RoSp> with Sqpe by using the java library supplied with S-PLUS 6.1 and
>>     RoSp> newer releases.  Enter the commands:
>>     RoSp> library(winjava)
>>     RoSp> java.graph()
>>     RoSp> Graphs can be saved from the `java.graph' device in several
>>     RoSp> formats, but not PostScript.   If you need a PostScript file you
>>     RoSp> will need to open a separate `postscript' device.  (If you are
>>     RoSp> still using S-PLUS 4.x or 2000, then use `M-x Sqpe+4'.)
>>
>>     RoSp> To connect to an already running S-PLUS GUI (started, for example,
>>     RoSp> from the S-PLUS icon):
>>     RoSp> M-x S+6-existing
>>     RoSp> or
>>     RoSp> M-x S+6-msdos-existing
>>     RoSp> You will then be asked for a pathname ("S starting data
>>     RoSp> directory?"), from which to start the process.  The prompt will
>>     RoSp> propose your current directory as the default.  ESS will arrange
>>     RoSp> for communication with the already running S-PLUS GUI using the
>>     RoSp> DDE protocol.  Send lines or regions from the emacs buffer
>>     RoSp> containing your S program (for example, `myfile.s') to the S-PLUS
>>     RoSp> Commands Window with the `C-c C-n' or `C-c C-r' keys.  (If you are
>>     RoSp> still using S-PLUS 4.x or 2000,  then use `M-x S+4-existing' or
>>     RoSp> `M-x S+4-msdos-existing'.)
>>
>>     RoSp> If you wish to run R, you can start it with:
>>     RoSp> M-x R
>>
>>     RoSp> XLispStat can not currently be run with
>>     RoSp> M-x XLS
>>     RoSp> Hopefully, this will change.  However, you can still edit with
>>     RoSp> emacs, and cut and paste the results into the XLispStat *Listener*
>>     RoSp> Window under Microsoft Windows.
>>
>>     RoSp> 6. That's it!
>>
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.8 Starting an ESS process
>>     RoSp> ===========================
>>
>>     RoSp> To start an S session on Unix or on Windows when you use the Cygwin
>>     RoSp> bash shell, simply type `M-x S RET'.
>>
>>     RoSp> To start an S session on Windows when you use the MSDOS prompt
>>     RoSp> shell, simply type `M-x S+6-msdos RET'.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.9 Current Features
>>     RoSp> ====================
>>
>>     RoSp> * Languages Supported:
>>     RoSp> * S family (S 3/4, S-PLUS 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x, and R)
>>
>>     RoSp> * SAS
>>
>>     RoSp> * BUGS/JAGS
>>
>>     RoSp> * Stata
>>
>>     RoSp> * XLispStat including Arc and ViSta
>>
>>     RoSp> * Editing source code (S family, SAS, BUGS/JAGS, XLispStat)
>>     RoSp> * Syntactic indentation and highlighting of source code
>>
>>     RoSp> * Partial evaluation of code
>>
>>     RoSp> * Loading and error-checking of code
>>
>>     RoSp> * Source code revision maintenance
>>
>>     RoSp> * Batch execution (SAS, BUGS/JAGS)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Use of imenu to provide links to appropriate functions
>>
>>     RoSp> * Interacting with the process (S family, SAS, XLispStat)
>>     RoSp> * Command-line editing
>>
>>     RoSp> * Searchable Command history
>>
>>     RoSp> * Command-line completion of S family object names and file
>>     RoSp> names
>>
>>     RoSp> * Quick access to object lists and search lists
>>
>>     RoSp> * Transcript recording
>>
>>     RoSp> * Interface to the help system
>>
>>     RoSp> * Transcript manipulation (S family, XLispStat)
>>     RoSp> * Recording and saving transcript files
>>
>>     RoSp> * Manipulating and editing saved transcripts
>>
>>     RoSp> * Re-evaluating commands from transcript files
>>
>>     RoSp> * Help File Editing (R)
>>     RoSp> * Syntactic indentation and highlighting of source code.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Sending Examples to running ESS process.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Previewing
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.10 New Features
>>     RoSp> =================
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.10:
>>     RoSp> * Fixed noweb-mode bug accidentally introduced into 5.3.9
>>
>>     RoSp> * In noweb-mode, e.g., Rnw-mode, electric "<" also inserts closing
>>     RoSp> "@".   Further, the code chunk boundaries are better kept
>>     RoSp> up-to-date, such that  code[R] <-> text[LaTeX] minor mode
>>     RoSp> switching should happen more reliably.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.9:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: evince PDF viewer now supported as well; search order:
>>     RoSp> evince, Xpdf, Adobe/Acrobat Reader
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: added support for Roxygen, potentially to be extended.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] (and R): inferior (`*R*') and transcript modes no longer
>>     RoSp> fontify language keywords (such as `for', `in', etc).
>>
>>     RoSp> * iESS[Stata]: Customize the `ess-sta-delimiter-friendly' setting to
>>     RoSp> t to convert embedded semi-colons to newlines for Stata processing.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Sweave fix for embedded blanks in PDF reader and PDF files
>>
>>     RoSp> * Several fixes for Major Mode Convention violations in `ess-mode'
>>     RoSp> and `noweb-mode'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[JAGS]: `M-x comment-region' now available!
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] The `ess-swv-*' commands (and keybindings) are now in a
>>     RoSp> submenu of the "Noweb" menu, when editing Sweave files.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.8:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[JAGS]: more separation from ESS[BUGS] (as much as iscurrently
>>     RoSp> planned); now `C-c C-c' on an empty `.jmd' creates a template as
>>     RoSp> it should; symbolic links are created for CODA output so BOA is
>>     RoSp> happy: from `index.txt' to `.ind' and `chain#.txt' to `#.out'
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: buffer-local `ess-sas-submit-command' and
>>     RoSp> `ess-sas-submit-command-options' now recognized by
>>     RoSp> `ess-sas-submit-region'
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: When trying to evaluate code in an S language buffer and
>>     RoSp> there is no associated process, now start R automatically instead
>>     RoSp> of  signalling an error.  Also, restart R if there is an
>>     RoSp> associated process  which is not running.  However, do not start R
>>     RoSp> just via the "electric"  `(' (`ess-r-args-auto-show').
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: For (one-line) functions withOUT '{ .. }' bodys, the end
>>     RoSp> of function is now correctly found more often.  This notably
>>     RoSp> improves  `C-c C-c' (`ess-eval-function-or-paragraph-and-step').
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[JAGS]: cleanup/re-organization of elisp code; symbolic links
>>     RoSp> for CODA output are now only created by the new JAGS `system'
>>     RoSp> command in version 1.0.3; specify whether this command is
>>     RoSp> available via `ess-jags-system'; if not present, then no links are
>>     RoSp> created so that the `*shell*' buffer does not become unresponsive
>>     RoSp> during the batch run
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.7:
>>     RoSp> * ESS: `ess-default-style' now *is* customizable, i.e.,   changing
>>     RoSp> its value in `~/.emacs' now does have the desired effect.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: `ess-font-lock-mode' is a new variable (default: t) which
>>     RoSp> controls whether font-locking is enabled in ESS buffers.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: for XEmacs on Windows; another tweak to find R versions
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: font-locking updated for ODS and SAS Bayesian
>> Procedures;
>>     RoSp> a more consistent handling of SAS options by
>>     RoSp> `ess-sas-submit-command-options' which is buffer-local; portable
>>     RoSp> snooze for MS Windows via customize-able `ess-sleep-for' (floats
>>     RoSp> welcome); Xpdf now supported as a PDF viewer
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[Rnw]: now also works with "emacs -nw" and Emacs 22.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[JAGS]: now requires JAGS 1.0 (see the new ESS for JAGS help
>>     RoSp> section for more information): both need work; suggestions welcome
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: [TAB] completion now uses the R-internal completion
>>     RoSp> mechanism (for R >= 2.5.0).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] ([S]): interpretation of "_" as assignment has been removed
>>     RoSp> in `ess-continued-statement-p' for R and S.
>>
>>     RoSp> * several internal code cleanups.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: An experimental version of a new command `Rgui' on MS
>>     RoSp> Windows to send lines directly from emacs to `Rgui' is available
>>     RoSp> in file `lisp/essd-rgui.el'.  Preliminary documentation is in file
>>     RoSp> `doc/rgui-doc.txt'.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.6:
>>     RoSp> * ESS: for XEmacs, using "gnuclient" (without a "-q") works for
>>     RoSp> things like fix() after M-x gnuserv-start has been done.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: M-x R-newest should now work in more situations on MS
>>     RoSp> Windows, e.g., when R has been installed in a non-default
>>     RoSp> "ProgramFiles"  directory tree.  In these cases, there's no need
>>     RoSp> to specify the name (and  full path) of the R program anymore.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: For XEmacs, startup (with new tooltip code) works again.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.5:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] a new defun is available, `M-x R-newest', which will start
>>     RoSp> the newest version of R that it can find on your system.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] add Sven Hartenstein's "R function arguments tips"
>>     RoSp> functionality, via new file `../lisp/essd-r-args.el'.   Note that
>>     RoSp> this includes an "electric "("" behavior inside `R-mode'  which is
>>     RoSp> _active by default_ and can be customized via
>>     RoSp> `ess-r-args-electric-paren'; i.e., use `(setq
>>     RoSp> ess-r-args-electric-paren nil)' to turn it off.  Further,
>>     RoSp> `ess-r-args-show-as' allows to switch to the "tooltip" mode.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: functions `ess-get-pdf-viewer' and *-ps-viewer; built on new
>>     RoSp> customizable variables `ess-pdf-viewer-pref' and
>>     RoSp> `ess-ps-viewer-pref'; currently used in `ess-swv-PDF' and  `*-PS'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] Improved `ess-swv-PDF' to run pdf viewer only if  pdflatex
>>     RoSp> was ok
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] Improved `ess-swv-weave' to start R automatically if  none
>>     RoSp> is running.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: Do no longer ask _which_ ESS process to use if there  is only
>>     RoSp> one.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.4:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] now better work with options(error=recover); and the new
>
>>     RoSp> default of CHM help files on windows.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] some more cleanup in the "sweave" functions
>>
>>     RoSp> * miscellaneous fixes
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.3:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] fix buglet (5.3.2 only) which left command prompt in
>>     RoSp> "execute buffer" and hence help files.
>>
>>     RoSp> * new customizable variable `ess-display-buffer-reuse-frames'
> set to
>>     RoSp> true (which changes default behavior) such that execution or
> help
>>     RoSp> *frames* are reused.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.2:
>>     RoSp> * Classic BUGS now supported by `(require 'essd-bugs)'
>> with ESS[BUGS]
>>     RoSp> and JAGS by `(require 'essd-jags)' with ESS[JAGS].  But,
>>     RoSp> only one       of them can be used at a time since they don't
> play
>>     RoSp> nice together.  Also,       `C-c C-c' is now bound to the
> function
>>     RoSp> `ess-bugs-next-action'       (`F12' has been retired).  And
>>     RoSp> finally, note that `essl-bug.el'       is deprecated and the
>>     RoSp> replacement is `essl-bugs.el'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] Improved some of the "Sweave-make"  functions (yet
> scarcely
>>     RoSp> documented) in `ess-swv.el'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] No longer mess with .Last.value (nor in other
> "languages").
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.1:
>>     RoSp> * See the docs for 2 ways to install ESS for XEmacs
>>     RoSp> 1. by uncommenting the XEmacs part of             Section 1 of
>>     RoSp> `Makeconf' and performing `make install'
>>
>>     RoSp> 2. by unpacking either             `ess-5.3.1.tgz' or
>>     RoSp> `ess-5.3.1.zip' into
>>     RoSp> `PREFIX/lib/xemacs/site-packages' on unix or
>>     RoSp> `PREFIX\XEmacs\site-packages' on windows
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: fixed bugs so that Rterm.exe can be found by XEmacs
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: `ess-toggle-S-assign-key' is slightly changed; in
>>     RoSp> particular, the default `ess-assign-key' is now `C-x ='.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: `M-x R-site-search' is a new (slightly experimental)
>>     RoSp> utility similar to R's `RSiteSearch(..)' but with the advantage
> of
>>     RoSp> using Emacs' preferred browser, see
> `browse-url-browser-function'
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.3.0:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[BUGS]: sanely re-format statistical output, `.bog', from
>>     RoSp> scientific notation to numbers rounded with 4 decimal places
> with
>>     RoSp> `M-x ess-bugs-sci-round-to-4-dp'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * The keys for navigating among section headings in help
> buffers
>>     RoSp> worked, but only for one language per session; they should now
>>     RoSp> work for multiple languages.  (They were also broken on Windows
>>     RoSp> machines.)
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] long standing buglets in the internal logic for
> loading
>>     RoSp> lisp code on Windows.  Particularly fixed behavior in help mode
>>     RoSp> with S-plus GUI.
>>
>>     RoSp> * New variable, `ess-use-inferior-program-name-in-buffer-name',
>>     RoSp> which enables using the executable name instead of the dialect
>>     RoSp> name for R. Feature request.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] `ess-execute-screen-options' now also works correctly
> when
>>     RoSp> there is more than one window *side-by-side* in the same frame
> and
>>     RoSp> runs in the correct buffer also when there is more than one S
>>     RoSp> buffer.
>>
>>     RoSp> * iESS[S] new functions `ess-eval-paragraph-and-step' and
>>     RoSp> `ess-eval-function-or-paragraph-and-step' are bound to keys
> `C-c
>>     RoSp> C-p' and `C-c C-c' respectively and to the menu in  ESS-mode;
> also
>>     RoSp> bound in the help mode (for evaluating examples).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] new function `ess-toggle-S-assign-key' allows to
> assign the
>>     RoSp> " <- " insertion to an arbitrary key.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.12:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: `M-;' fixed, but the XEmacs function `comment-dwim'
> may
>>     RoSp> be broken, if so, use `M-x comment-region' and `M-x
>>     RoSp> uncomment-region' instead; only valid PROCs are fontified which
> is
>>     RoSp> very helpful finding syntax errors (currently supported: BASE,
>>     RoSp> ETS, FSP, GRAPH, IML, INSIGHT and STAT); the "feature" where
>>     RoSp> `F'-keys take you to an empty buffer when the requested
>>     RoSp> destination is a file that does not exist has been fixed, now
> the
>>     RoSp> request results in a no-op.  Further, sas-mode now also works
> in
>>     RoSp> simple terminals.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Rterm/Cygwin combination works under Microsoft Windows.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: internal calls use baseenv() instead of NULL and
> define
>>     RoSp> 'baseenv' where needed.
>>
>>     RoSp> * New experimental support for installing ESS.  See the file
>>     RoSp> `lisp/ess-install.el'.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.11:
>>     RoSp> * ESS Info entry and `dir' handled more effectively for GNU
> Emacs
>>     RoSp> users
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: temporary files created for batch submission of a
> region
>>     RoSp> are now named based on the current file; see
> `ess-sas-file-root'
>>     RoSp> for details; all `lag' and `dif' functions now fontified
> correctly
>>
>>     RoSp> * iESS[SAS]: fixed a few nagging bugs, however, still does not
>>     RoSp> appear to work at this time; please let us know if you have any
>>     RoSp> ideas.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: Support for running other versions of Splus has been
> added
>>     RoSp> for unix.  Two new variables, `ess-s-versions' and
>>     RoSp> `ess-s-versions-list', are used to tell ESS what other versions
> of
>>     RoSp> Splus you would like to run.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.10:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: ess-r-versions can no longer be customized (since the
>>     RoSp> customization was not taking effect unless customizations were
>>     RoSp> loaded before ESS).  Its value has been changed so that it will
>>     RoSp> also find R executables beginning "R-devel" and "R-patched".
> If
>>     RoSp> you wish to change this variable, it must be set in your
> `.emacs'
>>     RoSp> before ESS is loaded.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Installation with GNU Make enhanced:  unix and
> unix-likeoperating
>>     RoSp> systems will now be able to install ESS for all users in either
> a
>>     RoSp> GNU Emacs site-lisp or an XEmacs package configuration by
> editing
>>     RoSp> `lisp/ess-site.el' and `Makeconf' accordingly, then issuing
> `make
>>     RoSp> install'
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: Filename completion (inside strings) now also works
> in
>>     RoSp> XEmacs for R and S-plus.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.9:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R] for Windows:  the \ directory character bug with
> respect to
>>     RoSp> ess-load-file has been eradicated.
>>
>>     RoSp> * iESS[SAS]: `C-c C-r' and `C-c C-b' once again work as
> intended and
>>     RoSp> documented.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: M-x ess-fix-EQ-assign is a bit more agressive.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: Imenu now also shows setAs(), etc.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: R function pattern enhanced with underlying codesuch
> that
>>     RoSp> `M-C-a' (`ess-beginning-of-function') etc now work for many
> more
>>     RoSp> cases, including S4 method definitions.
>>
>>     RoSp> * iESS[R]: myOwnhelp(1) no longer wrongly triggers help(1).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: Improved detection of bogus help buffers: valid help
>>     RoSp> buffers containing with the string "no documentation"(e.g.
> contour)
>>     RoSp> were being treated as bogus.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: In R help buffers, if
> `options("help.try.all.packages" =
>>     RoSp> TRUE)' then `?rlm' will list which packages rlm is defined in.
>>     RoSp> This help  buffer is not bogus, but instead is now relabelled
>>     RoSp> "*help[R](rlm in  packages)*".
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[STA]: add "//" as comment starting character to
> syntax-table.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.8:
>>     RoSp> * iESS: [Tab] completes *file* names "inside string" as in
> earlier
>>     RoSp> (<= 5.2.3) ESS versions.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.7:
>>     RoSp> * If you use Custom to change the variable ess-toolbar-items,
> the
>>     RoSp> new toolbar is used in all subsequent ESS buffers.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: new feature:  if ess-sas-log-max >0 and your .log
> grows
>>     RoSp> to more than ess-sas-log-max bytes, just the first
> ess-sas-log-max
>>     RoSp> bytes are refreshed; this is helpful when your .sas program
>>     RoSp> generates lots of error messages and gets too big for emacs to
>>     RoSp> display
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R/S]: `M-;' in R/S editing modes will now indent with
> either
>>     RoSp> one or two hashes depending on context.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: David Whiting's Sweave extensions (to 'noweb') are
> now
>>     RoSp> available (from ess-swv.el loaded by default).
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.6:
>>     RoSp> * Removed non-ASCII characters in a few files.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: now works better when UTF-8 locale is active; in
>>     RoSp> particular, you get correct directional quotes in R's startup
>>     RoSp> message  for R-devel (unstable development version of R 2.1.0)
>>     RoSp> when using  environment variables LANGUAGE=en at quot
>>     RoSp> LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: toggling of .log mode improved (`F10'); toggling of
> .lst
>>     RoSp> mode now also available (`C-F10'); killing all buffers
> associated
>>     RoSp> with .sas program no longer bound to `C-F10' since its a bit
>>     RoSp> overzealous.
>>
>>     RoSp> * S-Plus 7 for Windows is now recognized.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] (incl. R): in auto-fill mode, strings are not wrapped
>>     RoSp> anymore.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] (incl. R): font-lock now correctly differs between R
> and S,
>>     RoSp> e.g., for "_"; both now fontify warning(.) and S does
> terminate()
>>     RoSp> additionally.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Support for `bell' aka `beep' aka `ding' aka `alarm' in all
>>     RoSp> inferior modes: When \a is output "to the the console" at the
>>     RoSp> beginning of a line, the bell is rung.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.5:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: `C-c C-q' or `Quit S' from the menu now should work
> (again
>>     RoSp> and less klunkily) and do not append `-exited' to the buffer
> name.
>>     RoSp> Further, the behavior of `(ess-cleanup)', called from ess-quit,
>>     RoSp> now depends on the new customizable variable
>>     RoSp> `ess-S-quit-kill-buffers-p' which defaults to `nil'.
>>     RoSp> Consequently, the question _"Delete all buffers associated with
>>     RoSp> ..?"_ will not be asked anymore by default.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS] - ess-ebcdic-to-ascii-search-and-replace will now
> work
>>     RoSp> with the `recode' application as well which is available on
> many
>>     RoSp> platforms
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] (incl. R): Name completion for slots of S4 objects now
>>     RoSp> works!
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.4:
>>     RoSp> * The documentation now includes an overview of how to usethe
> emacs
>>     RoSp> TAGS facility for S functions.  (The distribution also used to
>>     RoSp> contain a directory `etc/other/Tags' where a ~1990 version of
>>     RoSp> `etags.c' was distributed; this is no longer relevant and so
> has
>>     RoSp> been deleted.)
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS] - When you are working with EBCDIC files on an ASCII
>>     RoSp> platform, .log NOTEs may display as gibberish since the EBCDIC
>>     RoSp> characters are not converted to ASCII prior to their display.
> So,
>>     RoSp> the function ess-ebcdic-to-ascii-search-and-replace is provided
> for
>>     RoSp> convenience and is bound to `C-F11'.  This function requires
> the
>>     RoSp> `dd' command (only available on unix or unix-like platforms).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: Completion of object names is now always done
> dynamically
>>     RoSp> rather than allowing the option of using a pre-computed
> database
>>     RoSp> (by `ess-create-object-name-db') since modern computers seem
> fast
>>     RoSp> enough for dynamic completion.  (We expect few users, if any,
> have
>>     RoSp> been using the pre-computed database method.)
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: object completion in iESS buffers running on Windows was
> very
>>     RoSp> slow (for GNU Emacs, but not XEmacs) and has now been fixed.
>>     RoSp> Further, it was more or less broken for all versions of S-plus
> 6.x,
>>     RoSp> and has been fixed to work everywhere but with the Windows' GUI
> of
>>     RoSp> S-plus.  The list of objects now shows unique names also when
> an
>>     RoSp> object appears more than once in the search path.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: Completion of object names now also includes those
>>     RoSp> starting with ".".
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.3:
>>     RoSp> * ESS: When new inferior ESS processes are created, by default
> they
>>     RoSp> will replace the current buffer (this restores behavior from
> pre
>>     RoSp> 5.2.0). If you wish new ESS processes to start in another
> window
>>     RoSp> of the current frame, set inferior-ess-same-window to nil.
>>
>>     RoSp> * New variables inferior-Splus-args and inferior-R-args provide
> a
>>     RoSp> way to pass command line arguments to starting S and R
> processes.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.2:
>>     RoSp> * bug-fixes for 5.2.1 (require 'executable), html docs, etc.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ess-lisp-directory/../doc/info added to Info-directory-list
> if
>>     RoSp> ess-info not found by info
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: If you have other versions of R on your exec-path,
> such as
>>     RoSp> "R-1.8.1" with Unix or "rw1081" with Windows, ESS will find
> them
>>     RoSp> and create appropriate functions, such as `M-x R-1.8.1' or `M-x
>>     RoSp> rw1081', for calling them.  By default only Unix programs
>>     RoSp> beginning "R-1" and "R-2" and Windows programs parallel to the
>>     RoSp> version of R in your exec-path will be found, but see
>>     RoSp> ess-r-versions and ess-rterm-versions for ways to find other
>>     RoSp> versions of R.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: Other versions of R, such as "R-1.8.1" on Unix and
>>     RoSp> "rw1081" on Windows, are added to the "ESS / Start Process /
>>     RoSp> Other" menu.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: If you have other versions of S-Plus on your Windows
>>     RoSp> computer, such as S-Plus 6.1 or S-Plus 4.5, ESS will find them
> and
>>     RoSp> create appropriate functions, such as `M-x splus61', for
> calling
>>     RoSp> the console version (Sqpe) inside an emacs buffer.  By default
> only
>>     RoSp> programs installed in the default location will be found, but
> see
>>     RoSp> ess-SHOME-versions for ways to find other versions of S-Plus.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: Other versions of Sqpe on Windows, such as "splus61",
> are
>>     RoSp> added to the "ESS / Start Process / Other" menu.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]: (bug fix) ess-quit (bound to `C-c C-q') should
>> now quit the
>>     RoSp> inferior R process, when issued from either the inferior
> buffer,
>>     RoSp> or from a .R buffer.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.1:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S] (R and S-plus): now have toolbar support with icons to
>>     RoSp> evaluate code in the inferior process or to switch there.  This
>>     RoSp> code is experimental and likely to change as XEmacs/Emacs
> issues
>>     RoSp> get resolved. The toolbar should be enabled if your Emacs
> displays
>>     RoSp> images, but can be disabled with the variable ess-use-toolbar.
>>     RoSp> Thanks to David Smith from Insightful for the S-plus logo.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: ess-sas-graph-view (`F12') enhanced; you can
> specify
>>     RoSp> external file viewers for each graphics file type via the alist
>>     RoSp> ess-sas-graph-view-viewer-alist; also .jpg/.gif are now handled
> by
>>     RoSp> image-mode on XEmacs, if available, otherwise by graphics
>>     RoSp> primitives as before
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.2.0:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[BUGS]:  new info documentation!  now supports interactive
>>     RoSp> processing thanks to Aki Vehtari (mailto:Aki.Vehtari at hut.fi);
> new
>>     RoSp> architecture-independent unix support as well as support for
> BUGS
>>     RoSp> v. 0.5
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]:  convert .log to .sas with ess-sas-transcript; info
>>     RoSp> documentation improved; Local Variable bug fixes; SAS/IML
>>     RoSp> statements/functions now highlighted; files edited remotely by
>>     RoSp> ange-ftp/EFS/tramp are recognized and pressing SUBMIT opens a
>>     RoSp> buffer on the remote host via the local variable
>>     RoSp> ess-sas-shell-buffer-remote-init which defaults to "ssh";
> changed
>>     RoSp> the definition of the variable ess-sas-edit-keys-toggle to
> boolean
>>     RoSp> rather than 0/1; added the function ess-electric-run-semicolon
>>     RoSp> which automatically reverse indents lines containing only
> "run;";
>>     RoSp> `C-F1' creates MS RTF portrait from the current buffer; `C-F2'
>>     RoSp> creates MS RTF landscape from the current buffer; `C-F9' opens
> a
>>     RoSp> SAS DATASET with PROC INSIGHT rather than PROC FSVIEW;
> "inferior"
>>     RoSp> aliases for SAS batch:  `C-c C-r' for submit region, `C-c C-b'
> for
>>     RoSp> submit buffer, `C-c C-x' for goto .log; `C-c C-y' for goto .lst
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: Pressing underscore ("_") once inserts " <- " (as
> before);
>>     RoSp> pressing underscore twice inserts a literal underscore.  To
> stop
>>     RoSp> this smart behaviour, add "(ess-toggle-underscore nil)" to your
>>     RoSp> .emacs after ess-site has been loaded;
>>     RoSp> ess-dump-filename-template-proto (new name!) now can be
> customized
>>     RoSp> successfully (for S language dialects); Support for Imenu has
> been
>>     RoSp> improved; set ess-imenu-use-S to non-nil to get an "Imenu-S"
> item
>>     RoSp> on your menubar; ess-help: Now using nice underlines (instead
> of
>>     RoSp> `nuke-* ^H_')
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[R]:  After (require 'essa-r), `M-x ess-r-var' allows to
> load
>>     RoSp> numbers from any Emacs buffer into an existing *R* process;
> `M-x
>>     RoSp> ess-rdired' gives a "directory editor" of R objects; fixed
>>     RoSp> ess-retr-lastvalue-command, i.e. .Last.value bug (thanks to
> David
>>     RoSp> Brahm)
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS: Support for creating new window frames has been added to
> ESS.
>>     RoSp> Inferior ESS processes can be created in dedicated frames by
>>     RoSp> setting inferior-ess-own-frame to t.  ESS help buffers can also
>>     RoSp> open in new frames; see the documentation for
> ess-help-own-frame
>>     RoSp> for details.  (Thanks to Kevin Rodgers for contributing code.)
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.24:
>>     RoSp> * The version number is now correct even inside ESS/Emacs
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.23:
>>     RoSp> * Minor more Makefile clean up.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.22:
>>     RoSp> * Besides info documentation, PDF and HTML documentation are
> also
>>     RoSp> provided (instead of built using "make") and available on the
> web
>>     RoSp> as well; see ESS web page (http://ess.r-project.org/) and
> StatLib
>>     RoSp> (http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/general/ESS/doc)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Now that info documentation is available, the README.* files
> are
>>     RoSp> no longer supported.  However, they are still distributed for
> what
>>     RoSp> it's worth.
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS is now an XEmacs package!  See XEmacs Installation HOWTO
>>     RoSp> (http://www.xemacs.org/Install/index.html) for details
>>     RoSp> (specifically, items 10-15).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: more user-friendly enhancements for remote SAS
> batch
>>     RoSp> jobs with Kermit file transfers (LOG and OUTPUT function key
>>     RoSp> features now supported).  Multiple shells now supported so you
> can
>>     RoSp> run SAS on different computers from different buffers by
> setting
>>     RoSp> the buffer-local variable ess-sas-shell-buffer to unique buffer
>>     RoSp> names.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Major re-vamping of Makefile/Makeconf.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.21:
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: info documentation now available!, see ESS->Help
> for
>>     RoSp> SAS; `F12' opens GSASFILE nearest point for viewing either
> within
>>     RoSp> emacs, when available, or via an external viewer; more syntax
>>     RoSp> highlighting keywords; more enhancements for remote SAS batch
> jobs
>>     RoSp> with Kermit; new framework for remote SAS interactive jobs, see
>>     RoSp> ess-remote
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[S]: info documentation now available!, see ESS->Helpfor
> the S
>>     RoSp> family
>>
>>     RoSp> * Makefile: tag now independent of rel; info files made by
>>     RoSp> doc/Makefile and installed in new info sub-directory
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.20:
>>     RoSp> * New `options()$STERM' in the S dialects (S, S-Plus, R).  The
> S
>>     RoSp> program can determine the environment in which it is currently
>>     RoSp> running.  ESS sets the option to `iESS' or `ddeESS' when it
> starts
>>     RoSp> an S language process.  We recommend other specific values for
> S
>>     RoSp> language processes that ESS does not start.
>>
>>     RoSp> * New `ess-mouse-me' function, assigned to S-mouse-3 by
> default.
>>     RoSp> User may click on a word or region and then choose from the
> menu
>>     RoSp> to display the item, or a summary, or a plot, etc.  This
> feature
>>     RoSp> is still under development.
>>
>>     RoSp> * GNU Emacs 21.1 is now supported (fixed for S dialects,
>> SAS & BUGS),
>>     RoSp> (some from Stephen Eglen).
>>
>>     RoSp> * XEmacs 21.x is now supported (fixed w32-using-nt bug)
>>
>>     RoSp> * XEmacs on Win (NT) is better supported.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Workaround for bug in Sqpe+6 (S-PLUS 6 for Win).
>>
>>     RoSp> * should now work even when imenu is not available (for old
>>     RoSp> XEmacsen).
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[SAS]: XEmacs-Imenu fix; `C-TAB' is globalized along with
> your
>>     RoSp> function-key definitions, if specified; you can specify your
> SAS
>>     RoSp> library definitions outside of autoexec.sas for
> ess-sas-data-view
>>     RoSp> with SAS code placed in the variable ess-sas-data-view-libname,
>>     RoSp> also the dataset name is defaulted to the nearest permanent
> dataset
>>     RoSp> to point; Speedbar support now works for permanent datasets,
> please
>>     RoSp> ignore first./last.; new font-locking is now the default with
> more
>>     RoSp> improvements for font-locking PROCs, macro statements, * ; and
> %* ;
>>     RoSp> comments; you can toggle sas-log-mode with `F10' which will
>>     RoSp> font-lock your .log (if it isn't too big); submit remote .sas
>>     RoSp> files accessed with ange-ftp, EFS or Tramp (Kermit is
>>     RoSp> experimental) by setting ess-sas-submit-method to 'sh;
>>     RoSp> ess-sas-submit-command and ess-sas-submit-command-options are
>>     RoSp> buffer-local so you can have local file variable sections at
> the
>>     RoSp> end of your .sas files to request different executables or
> specify
>>     RoSp> special options and the local file variables are re-read at
> submit
>>     RoSp> instead of only at file open so that if you make a change it is
>>     RoSp> picked up immediately;
>>
>>     RoSp> * ESS[BUGS]: font-lock with `in' fixed.
>>
>>     RoSp> * for STATA: font-lock bug fixed.
>>
>>     RoSp> * for Rd mode: `C-c C-v' and `switch-process' in menu.
> further,
>>     RoSp> `C-c C-f' prefix (Rd-font) for inserting or surrounding a word
> by
>>     RoSp> things such as \code{.}, \code{\link{.}}, \emph{.} etc.
>>
>>     RoSp> * new functions (ess-directory-function) and
> (ess-narrow-to-defun)
>>     RoSp> ess-directory <-> default-directory logic (Jeff Mincy).
>>
>>     RoSp> * Re-organized Makefile and fixed a few bugs.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.19:
>>     RoSp> * S+6 now supported (Tony Rossini (Unix) and Rich Heiberger
>>     RoSp> (Windows))
>>
>>     RoSp> * New BUGS support through ESS[BUGS] mode (Rodney Sparapani)
>>     RoSp> Templates assist you in writing .bug and .cmd code (.cmd and
> .log
>>     RoSp> are replaced by .bmd and .bog to avoid emacs extension
> collisions).
>>     RoSp> Substitution" parameters facilitate "automagic" generation of
>>     RoSp> data...in" and "init...in" filenames, "const N=" from your data
>>     RoSp> file and "monitor()/stats()" commands.  Activated by pressing
>>     RoSp> `F12'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Fixes for `ess-smart-underscore' SAS breakage (Rich
> Heiberger)
>>
>>     RoSp> * You can change between PC and Unix, local and global SAS
>>     RoSp> function-key definitions interactively (Rich Heiberger)
>>
>>     RoSp> * `C-Submit' a highlighted region to SAS batch (Rodney
> Sparapani)
>>
>>     RoSp> * New and improved SAS syntax highlighting (Rodney Sparapani)
> To get
>>     RoSp> the new functionality, set ess-sas-run-make-regexp to nil.
> Also
>>     RoSp> available in .log files via `F10'.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Open a permanent SAS dataset for viewing via `F9' (Rodney
>>     RoSp> Sparapani) You must have the library defined in autoexec.sas
> for
>>     RoSp> it to work.
>>
>>     RoSp> * User-friendly defaults for `sas-program',
>>     RoSp> `ess-sas-batch-pre-command' and `ess-sas-batch-post-command' as
>>     RoSp> well Customize support for these and other ESS[SAS] variables
>>     RoSp> (Rodney Sparapani)
>>
>>     RoSp> * `ess-sas-suffix-2' now defaults to .dat via `F11' (Rodney
>>     RoSp> Sparapani)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Emacs/XEmacs, Unix/Windows issues collectively handled in
>>     RoSp> ess-emcs.el
>>
>>     RoSp> * defadvice solves problem of missing *ESS* (thanks to Jeff
> Mincy)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Improved manual a bit by including things that were only in
>>     RoSp> `README'.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.18:
>>     RoSp> * New `ess-smart-underscore' function, now assigned to "_" by
>>     RoSp> default.  Inserts `ess-S-assign' (customizable " <- "), unless
>>     RoSp> inside string and comments where plain "_" is used instead.
> (MM)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Fixes for longstanding interactive SAS breakage (RMH)
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.17:
>>     RoSp> * Documentation for Windows Installation (Rich Heiberger)
>>
>>     RoSp> * removal of ess-vars, finalization of customize support (in
> the
>>     RoSp> sense that there is no more use of ess-vars, but that we need
> to
>>     RoSp> fix ess-cust) (AJ Rossini)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Many small (and large) fixes/contributions (MMaechler)
>>
>>     RoSp> * addition of the "S-equal" variable and provide `M-x
>>     RoSp> ess-add-MM-keys' a way to remap "_" to `ess-S-assign',
> typically "
>>     RoSp> <- ", but customizable. (MMaechler)
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.16:
>>     RoSp> * BUG FIXES
>>
>>     RoSp> * Better SAS support
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.15:
>>     RoSp> * BUG FIXES
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.14:
>>     RoSp> * Yet more fixes to SAS mode, (Rich Heiberger and Rodney
> Sparapani)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Customize support (for most Emacsen which support it)
> (AJRossini)
>>
>>     RoSp> * ARC and ViSta support out of the box, and fixes for XLispStat
>>     RoSp> (AJRossini)
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.13:
>>     RoSp> * Version numbering finally all depending on the ./VERSION
> file,
>>     RoSp> thanks to Martin Maechler.
>>
>>     RoSp> * Yet more fixes to SAS mode, thanks to Rich Heiberger.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.12:
>>     RoSp> * Splus 5.1 stabilized, thanks to Martin Maechler, Bill
> Venables,
>>     RoSp> Chuck Taylor, and others.
>>
>>     RoSp> * More fixes to SAS mode, thanks to Rodney Sparapani and Rich
>>     RoSp> Heiberger.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.11:
>>     RoSp> * More fixes to Stata mode, thanks to Brendan Halpin
>>     RoSp> (mailto:brendan at essex.ac.uk).
>>
>>     RoSp> * fixed bugs in ESS-elsewhere, thanks to many testers
>>
>>     RoSp> * README.SPLUS4WIN has DETAILED instructions for S-PLUS 2000,
> thanks
>>     RoSp> to David Brahm (mailto:brahm at alum.mit.edu).
>>
>>     RoSp> * Fixes to SAS mode, thanks to Rodney Sparapani
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.10:
>>     RoSp> * More fixes to Stata mode
>>
>>     RoSp> * primitive generic version of ESS-elsewhere
>>
>>     RoSp> * Small fixes to SAS/Stata.
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.9:
>>     RoSp> * Stata mode works
>>
>>     RoSp> * Literate Data Analysis using Noweb works
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.8:
>>     RoSp> * Bug fixes
>>
>>     RoSp> * R documentation mode defaults changed
>>
>>     RoSp> Changes/New Features in 5.1.2:
>>     RoSp> * able to use inferior iESS mode to communicate directly with a
>>     RoSp> running S-Plus 4.x process using the Microsoft DDE protocol.
> We
>>     RoSp> use the familiar (from Unix ESS) `C-c C-n' and related key
>>     RoSp> sequences to send lines from the S-mode file to the inferior S
>>     RoSp> process.  We continue to edit S input files in ESS[S] mode and
>>     RoSp> transcripts of previous S sessions in ESS Transcript mode.  All
>>     RoSp> three modes know the S language, syntax, and indentation
> patterns
>>     RoSp> and provide the syntactic highlighting that eases the
> programming
>>     RoSp> tasks.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.11 Reporting Bugs
>>     RoSp> ===================
>>
>>     RoSp> Please send bug reports, suggestions etc. to
>>     RoSp> <ESS-bugs at stat.math.ethz.ch>
>>
>>     RoSp> The easiest way to do this is within Emacs by typing
>>
>>     RoSp> `M-x ess-submit-bug-report'
>>
>>     RoSp> This also gives the maintainers valuable information about your
>>     RoSp> installation which may help us to identify or even fix the bug.
>>
>>     RoSp> If Emacs reports an error, backtraces can help us debug the
> problem.
>>     RoSp> Type "M-x set-variable RET debug-on-error RET t RET".  Then run
> the
>>     RoSp> command that causes the error and you should see a
>> *Backtrace* buffer
>>     RoSp> containing debug information; send us that buffer.
>>
>>     RoSp> Note that comments, suggestions, words of praise and large cash
>>     RoSp> donations are also more than welcome.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.12 Mailing Lists
>>     RoSp> ==================
>>
>>     RoSp> There is a mailing list for discussions and announcements
>> relating to
>>     RoSp> ESS.  Join the list by sending an e-mail with "subscribe
>> ess-help" (or
>>     RoSp> "help") in the body to <ess-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch>;
>>     RoSp> contributions to the list may be mailed to
>>     RoSp> <ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>.  Rest assured, this is a fairly
>>     RoSp> low-volume mailing list.
>>
>>     RoSp> The purposes of the mailing list include
>>
>>     RoSp> *  helping users of ESS to get along with it.
>>
>>     RoSp> *  discussing aspects of using ESS on Emacs and XEmacs.
>>
>>     RoSp> *  suggestions for improvements.
>>
>>     RoSp> *  announcements of new releases of ESS.
>>
>>     RoSp> *  posting small patches to ESS.
>>
>>     RoSp> 1.13 Authors
>>     RoSp> ============
>>
>>     RoSp> * A.J. Rossini (mailto:blindglobe at gmail.com)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Richard M. Heiberger (mailto:rmh at temple.edu)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Kurt Hornik (mailto:Kurt.Hornik at R-project.org)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Martin Maechler (mailto:maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Rodney A. Sparapani (mailto:rsparapa at mcw.edu)
>>
>>     RoSp> * Stephen Eglen (mailto:stephen at gnu.org)
>>
>>
>>
>>     RoSp> --
>>     RoSp> Rodney Sparapani      Center for Patient Care & Outcomes
>> Research (PCOR)
>>     RoSp> Sr. Biostatistician              http://www.mcw.edu/pcor
>>     RoSp> 4 wheels good, 2 wheels better!  Medical College of Wisconsin
> (MCW)
>>     RoSp> WWLD?:  What Would Lombardi Do?  Milwaukee, WI, USA
>>
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