On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As an R absolute beginner when I update my R 1.8.1, after installing > the packages I see the various updated commands orderly running in a > table on the screen where, among other things, "latex" and "example" > are indicated. > > 1) Being an old user of latex what **exactly** the "latex" label on a > command mean and how, in what context, can it be used?
It means that a LaTeX version of the help page has been produced (it is stored in the package directory, in the latex/ subdirectory). It is used to produce the PDF manuals, and by help(offline=TRUE). The necessary style file is in RHOME/share/texmf/ -thomas ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help