On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 09:27:56AM +0200, Martin Maechler wrote: > I'm crossposting to the ESS-help mailing list which is slightly > more appropriate here. [This may be a rare case where > crossposting seems to make much sense.] > > >>>>> "PD" == Peter Dalgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> on 25 Sep 2005 19:40:45 +0200 writes: > > PD> Seth Falcon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> On 24 Sep 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > I am using emacs-21.3 when writing R functions on Linux debian, and > >> > I am trying to follow the advice i R-exts.pdf (2.1.1) regarding > >> > indentation. That is, I set 'c-default-style' to "bsd" and > >> > 'c-basic-offset' to 4. However, while this gives me the intended > >> > indentation in C code, it doesn't change the behavior in R code; I > >> > still get an indentation of size 2. This is my .emacs file after > >> > customization: > >> > > >> > (require 'ess-site) > >> > (custom-set-variables > >> > ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or > >> > ;; cut/paste it! Your init file should contain only one such > >> > ;; instance. > >> > '(c-basic-offset 4) > >> > '(c-default-style "bsd")) > >> > (custom-set-faces > >> > ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste > it! > >> > ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance. > >> > ) > >> > >> Not sure if this is the best way, but I have the following after > >> loading ess-site: > >> > >> (setq ess-indent-level 4) > > > > PD> I have (I believe it stems from Martin M. originally): > > yes, most probably {IIRC, Kurt Hornik was involved too}. > > PD> (add-hook 'c-mode-hook '(lambda() > PD> (c-set-style "stroustrup"))) > > the above is not quite what I have or did recommend, > which is rather "bsd" + "offset 4" as Göran has above > > In fact, Göran mentions the "R-exts" manual and that has > the following *before* giving the emacs-lisp statements: > > >> (For GNU Emacs 20: for GNU Emacs 21 use > >> customization to set the `c-default-style' to `"bsd"' and > >> `c-basic-offset' to `4'.) > > and indeed, that's what Göran did and you should do with a > current emacs, either customize via GUI or, > in your ~/.emacs file, find the section '(custom-set-variables ...)' and add > '(c-basic-offset 4) > '(c-default-style "bsd") > > to the lines already there, or if there's no such section, add > > (custom-set-variables > ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it! > ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance. > '(c-basic-offset 4) > '(c-default-style "bsd") > ) > to the end of your ~/.emacs file [...]
but this is not sufficient to get correct (4) indentation (ess) in R functions. We need some reference to ess as well, right? Maybe another reference to the ESS manual is in order in 'R-exts'? Thanks for all the help. I got it working now. Göran ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html