[ESS] M-n s is undefined

[Kasper Daniel Hansen]

Vitalie,

I strongly support going forward and breaking backwards compatibility if
that is necessary.  Polymode is a giant step forward, and I appreciate how
hard it is to keep it semi-backwards compatible.

But my recommendation is that if you break backwards compatibility you
quickly try to make it stable (easier said than done, I know).  Then
everyone will complain for a while and then they'll settle down with the
new UI.  What is painful, is a long drawn out transition process.

Now, in the best of all worlds, everything would be possible.  But in a
world of limits on effort, we sometimes have to make choices.

What you have done with ESS/polymode over the last couple of years is
highly appreciated, and it was sorely needed.

Best,
Kasper

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit using gmail.com> wrote:

>
> >> On Fri, Jul 01 2016 13:51, Christopher W Ryan wrote:
>
> > The documentation for how polymode works in ESS seems a bit thin and
> > scattered.
>
> That's partially because polymode is officially not part of ESS (only part
> of
> Vincent's distribution). Partially it's because there is not much to it, 2
> keys
> to weave and export and 2 keys to select weaver and exporter. Often, as
> with
> Rmarkdown, you need to use only the export key. If you know how to use
> Rmarkdown
> then it should be immediately apparent what it does and what are those
> questions
> asked on M-n e. It's a thin layer over Rmarkdown. So please don't ask me to
> clarify that part.
>
> I am fully aware that UI part is still incomplete and configuration docs
> are
> missing but UI was never a priority. polymode's intent is to be a generic
> multi
> mode engine and the weaver/exporter/evaluation thingy is one big bonus.
>
> That being said, I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel because
> the
> core part of polymode is approaching stable state. The weaving/exporting
> part
> will go into a separate specialized package. Once that's done I will make a
> screen cast and detailed instructions of how to configure all stuff
> together.
>
> Unfortunately integration with ESS is a tricky part. I am not sure yet how
> to
> properly integrate it and preserve backward compatibility of the current
> UI.
>
>  Vitalie
>
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