[ESS] Tiny trouble in color after loading mgcv

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "RoSp" == Rodney Sparapani <rsparapa at mcw.edu>
>>>>>     on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:39:33 -0600 writes:

    RoSp> On 03/ 2/10 03:04 AM, Susumu Tanimura wrote:
    >> Hi there,
    >> 
    >> ESS has very nice syntax highlighting. After loading mgcv package, the
    >> following message appear in *R* buffer.
    >> 
    >>> library(mgcv)
    >> This is mgcv 1.6-1. For overview type `help("mgcv-package")'.
    >> 
    >> Then, all characters in *R* buffer are colored same (pink-like color)
    >> subsequent to "`", that is, syntax highlighting is virtually killed.
    >> 
    >> It is tiny problem but nags at me. Asking the author of mgcv to replace
    >> "`" with "'" could be a solution. But if someone has advice or
    >> solution which I can do by myself, please show me.
    >> 
    >> Thank you in advance.
    >> 
    >> --
    >> Susumu

    RoSp> I see that too.  The problem is that ` is considered a string separator 
    RoSp> for some reason.  Is that really necessary?  

Yes, definitely !!

That's been an addition to the R "language"  many months ago.

e.g. -- non-useful here, but showing the principle:

  "foo bar" <- 12
and then
  `foo bar`
instead of 
  get("foo bar")


    RoSp> In the meantime, enter  something like #` and everything should be fine.

yes. Or   global-replace ` by '  (in such cases, only, not always!).