Message-ID: <42F2AA53.40905@terra.com.br>
Date: 2005-08-04T23:52:51Z
From: Jose Claudio Faria
Subject: An small suggestion for the R team
In-Reply-To: <42F2A6E6.5080707@stats.uwo.ca>
Ok Duncan,
Thank you very much for the tip!
I will to remove all these identifiers.
Regards,
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Jose Claudio Faria
Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> Jose Claudio Faria wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to suggest that all R functions/etc like:
>> codes-deprecated
>> grid-internal
>> ns-alt
>> ns-dblcolon
>> ns-hooks
>> ns-internals
>> ns-lowlev
>> ns-reflect.Rd
>> tools-internal
>> ts-defunct
>> utils-deprecated
>> utils-internal
>> ... and another
>>
>> i.e, function/word separate for '-'
>>
>> were all substituted by
>> codes_deprecated
>> grid_internal
>> ns_alt
>> ns_dblcolon
>> ns_hooks
>> ns_internals
>> ns_lowlev
>> ns_reflect.Rd
>> tools_internal
>> ts_defunct
>> utils_deprecated
>> utils_internal
>> ... and another
>>
>> i.e, by '_'
>>
>> Because it is impossible to make a good highlighter with the first one.
>
>
> Your suggested names are all valid identifiers. The "-" gives strings
> that are not. That's intentional; the help system relies on it. You
> find "utils-deprecated" using deprecated?utils.
>
> If your highlighter has problems with the "-", then don't bother
> highlighting. Those names aren't very common. Or...
>
>>
>> How to differentiating myValue:
>>
>> varOne = 100
>> varTwo = 50
>> myValue = varOne-varTwo
>>
>> from codes-deprecated, or ns-alt, for example.
>
>
> ...you could do it by context. codes-deprecated will only show up in
> *.Rd files as a possible search term: an alias, or a name.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>