Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-18 Thread Martin Maechler
> "DM" == Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:36:48 -0500 writes: DM> On 12/17/2007 9:06 AM, Oleg Sklyar wrote: >> Dear Patrick, >> >> Firstly, and most importantly, I do not think that your post qualified >> for Rd! Please use the correct

Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 12/17/2007 9:06 AM, Oleg Sklyar wrote: > Dear Patrick, > > Firstly, and most importantly, I do not think that your post qualified > for Rd! Please use the correct mail list for such things: R-help. I do > not think anybody on Rd wants mailboxes clogged with irrelevant > messages. Since Patri

Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Patrick Burns
Patches to the help files sound like a good idea. However, it isn't something I'm likely to get to immediately. I'm hoping that some other nice person will volunteer. Pat Duncan Murdoch wrote: > On 12/17/2007 6:00 AM, Patrick Burns wrote: > >> I recently had a discussion with a user about load

Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Gavin Simpson
On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 14:06 +, Oleg Sklyar wrote: > Dear Patrick, > > Firstly, and most importantly, I do not think that your post qualified > for Rd! Please use the correct mail list for such things: R-help. I do > not think anybody on Rd wants mailboxes clogged with irrelevant > messages.

Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Oleg Sklyar
Dear Patrick, Firstly, and most importantly, I do not think that your post qualified for Rd! Please use the correct mail list for such things: R-help. I do not think anybody on Rd wants mailboxes clogged with irrelevant messages. Back to your question: it is not clear if you are confused, or yo

Re: [Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 12/17/2007 6:00 AM, Patrick Burns wrote: > I recently had a discussion with a user about loading > and attaching in R. I was surprised that the help files > don't provide a very clear picture. > > From my point of view 'load' and 'attach' are very > similar operations, the difference being t

[Rd] help files for load and related functions

2007-12-17 Thread Patrick Burns
I recently had a discussion with a user about loading and attaching in R. I was surprised that the help files don't provide a very clear picture. From my point of view 'load' and 'attach' are very similar operations, the difference being that 'attach' creates a new database on the search list w