[ESS] First steps

[baptiste auguie]

Thanks a lot everyone, this ought to get me well started!

Best,

baptiste

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Marc Schwartz<marc_schwartz at me.com> wrote:
> On Jun 26, 2009, at 7:16 AM, baptiste auguie wrote:
>
>> Dear list,
>>
>> I apologize for the really basic questions, but I'm completely new to
>> emacs. I used to use Textmate with R.app on a Mac, but I'd like to
>> switch to aquamacs now. I've installed this version,
>>
>> GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.6.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0)
>> of 2009-02-18 on plume.sr.unh.edu - Aquamacs Distribution 1.7
>>
>> ESS version 5.3.6
>>
>>
>> The minor annoyances I'm facing are the following,
>>
>> i) how do you type the assignment operator <- more efficiently than
>> with the 4 keystrokes I just used? (space on both sides)
>
> Type an underscore character.
>
> If you actually want an underscore, type it twice
>
>
>> ii) with a comma-separated list (e.g. seq( 1, 3, by=0.1) is there a
>> way to get automatic spacing after the commas whilst typing?
>
> I have the following in my .emacs:
>
> (defun ess-comma-space ()
>  (global-set-key (kbd ",") (lambda () (interactive) (insert ", "))))
>
> (add-hook 'ess-mode-hook 'ess-comma-space)
> (add-hook 'inferior-ess-mode-hook 'ess-comma-space)
>
>
> As with most keyboard shortcuts, it can take a bit to get used to using this
> and not getting two spaces, when you out of habit, type the comma followed
> by a space.
>
> I have wrestled with using or not using this, so it may be a matter of
> personal choice.
>
>
>> iii) is there a trick to get automatic pairing of open brackets? (say,
>> if i type "plot(" i'd like automatic completion with the closing
>> bracket ")".
>
>
> I have the following in my .emacs, which uses skeleton mode to pair {}, [],
> (), '', "" and <>:
>
> ;; enable skeleton-pair insert globally
> (setq skeleton-pair t)
> ;;(setq skeleton-pair-on-word t)
> (global-set-key (kbd "(") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "[") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "{") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "\"") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "\'") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "\`") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
> (global-set-key (kbd "<") 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
>
>
> If you uncomment the third line, the pairing will occur at any time, even in
> a word. If you leave it as is, the pairing will only occur if the first
> character is not followed by other 'in word' characters or the beginning of
> a word.
>
> This is set as a global, so is not unique to ESS/R modes. However, I find
> this of value when typing other content outside of R.
>
> HTH,
>
> Marc Schwartz
>
>
>> I found lots of useful tips in the ESS-reference card, but nothing on
>> these three particular points.
>>
>>
>> Any input will be much appreciated!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> baptiste
>
>



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Baptiste Auguié

School of Physics
University of Exeter
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http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/emag