[ESS] [R] is it safe to replace every "<-" by "=" in R code?

[markleeds at verizon.net]

>From: "Richard M. Heiberger" <rmh at temple.edu>
>Date: 2008/01/13 Sun PM 08:54:30 CST
>To: markleeds at verizon.net, 'Jonathan Baron' <baron at psych.upenn.edu>
>Cc: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>Subject: RE: [ESS] [R] is it safe to replace every "<-" by "=" in R code?

That's very useful to know. I'll try it out tomorrow
because my eyes are closing. This list is just
like the R-list: amazing. I guess that sort of
makes sense since there the intersection of
members is probably extremely high !!!!!!!






>An additional comment, you don't need to shade some regions in order to run
>them.
>In addition to C-c C-n (line) and C-c C-r (region), we also have C-c C-c
>C-c C-c runs the command ess-eval-function-or-paragraph-and-step
>This keystroke command will run a "paragraph" which is defined in an R
>buffer
>to be a set of lines with a blank line above them and a blank line below
>them.
>Thus, if you design your code consistently with blank lines for spacing, you
>can
>just put the cursor somewhere in the paragraph and submit it.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
>[mailto:ess-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of
>markleeds at verizon.net
>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 09:17 PM
>To: Jonathan Baron
>Cc: ess-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>Subject: Re: [ESS] [R] is it safe to replace every "<-" by "=" in R code?
>
>also, is there a way to shade a region of code 
>( for  when you want to run a region ) without using the mouse ?  I like
>avoiding the mouse if it's possible
>?