[ESS] Indentation level

[David Scott]

RICHARD M. HEIBERGER wrote:
> ess-indent-level is customizable.
> Enter
> C-h v ess-indent-level
> Middle-button-click the word customize, and then follow the instructions.
> 
> The line
> (setq ess-indent-level 2)
> won't work unless it is used before the (load-library "ess-site") line.
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> Rich
>  
Thanks Richard. I am still mightily confused. I tried customizing as you 
suggest, saving for future sessions. However ...

When I try and create a new .R file I still get an indent of 4. When I 
look at the value of ess-indent-level I see:

***************
ess-indent-level is a variable defined in `ess-cust.el'.
Its value is 4
Local in buffer test.R; global value is 2

Documentation:
*Indentation of S statements with respect to containing block.

You can customize this variable.
**************

So why doesn't a new file get the global value of 2. Or am I reading 
things totally wrong here?

David
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