Dear R-helpers
I need to produce statistical output where the annotations are in
French (and from time to time in German). I produce plots/tables using
extensively the latex() , summary.formula() ...functions of Hmisc
which allows me for nice print-out. Up to now I "corrected" manually
my latex code , replacing such headings as "missing" by "valeur
manquante" etc. Is there a (simple) way of updating the R functions
with the translated output? (I would of course gladly make it
available to the list)
I know my question will sound like an heresy to the vast majority of
statisticians and I agree it is a waste of statistician time to do
translations, but it is due to work related constraints (and I fear
the "anti-americanisme primaire" encountered in some european
countries)
Anne,
If you were to use a general way to detect the language (using the new
facilities that Brian Ripley mentioned) and wanted to use that to
enhance print. and latex. methods for the summary.formula family of
functions, and know or can learn how to use CVS, we will consider giving
you access to the Hmisc CVS repository to make the enhancements you want.
Frank
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Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine
Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University