Uwe Ligges wrote: > Thomas Jagoe wrote: > > > I am using R to do a loess normalisation procedure. . . . > > However in 1.8.1 all goes well until the last step when I get an error: > > > > Error: couldn't find function "predict.loess" > > > > Can anyone help ? > > > Use predict() instead of predict.loess() (the method is hidden in a > namespace, you should use the generic function). > > Uwe Ligges
Why are the developers ***DOING*** these things to us? It used to be so simple and straightforward! If I wanted to look at an object, including a function object, I typed its name. Now I get hand-cuffed by this ``namespace'' business! I will wager Euros to doughnuts that no-one apart from the developers has a clue what a ``namespace'' is, much less what it is good for. Whatever problem ``namespaces'' were introduced to solve, it pales by comparison with the handicaps they introduce. It's classic tail-wagging-the-dog syndrome. When I get errors from R code, which come from within ``system'' functions, it has been my practice to make a local copy (in the .Globalenv) of the function, stick in calls to browser(), and thereby track down what's going on/wrong. This always worked like a charm. Now if the problem arises within, e.g. predict.loess, I'm stuffed. cheers, Rolf Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html