R devel - Apr 2003 - Default broswer for OS X (PR#2725)

Full_Name: James Howison
Version: 1.6.2
OS: OS X (fink install)
Submission from: (NULL) (66.67.80.30)


The default browser for the html help system is not set correctly for OS X.

This makes the html help work great on OS X:
> options(browser = "open")
> help.start()
"open" is an OS X launcher app that inspects a file and launches it
with the
appropriate application (it is the same as double clicking).  It launches in the
system preferred browser - which is great - integration with the OS for free :)

Perhaps this could be added to the darwin.hints file (if such a thing is used
for R) or otherwise added in so that it is the default.

The user-experience is definately increased by being able to read the help at
the same time one uses it :)

I've promoted the packager for the OS X fink package to set this as the
default
in the build if that is possible.

This could be nice for the vignettes too.
stefano

On Venerd?, apr 4, 2003, at 06:04 Europe/Rome, 
james@freelancepropaganda.com wrote:
> Full_Name: James Howison
> Version: 1.6.2
> OS: OS X (fink install)
> Submission from: (NULL) (66.67.80.30)
>
>
> The default browser for the html help system is not set correctly for 
> OS X.
>
> This makes the html help work great on OS X:
>
>> options(browser = "open")
>> help.start()
>
> "open" is an OS X launcher app that inspects a file and launches
it
> with the
> appropriate application (it is the same as double clicking).  It 
> launches in the
> system preferred browser - which is great - integration with the OS 
> for free :)
>
> Perhaps this could be added to the darwin.hints file (if such a thing 
> is used
> for R) or otherwise added in so that it is the default.
>
> The user-experience is definately increased by being able to read the 
> help at
> the same time one uses it :)
>
> I've promoted the packager for the OS X fink package to set this as 
> the default
> in the build if that is possible.
>
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