From jago at mclink.it  Sat Apr  5 15:38:02 2003
From: jago at mclink.it (Stefano Iacus)
Date: Sat Apr  5 14:38:11 2003
Subject: [Rd] Default broswer for OS X (PR#2725)
In-Reply-To: <200304040404.h3444opD003415@pubhealth.ku.dk>
Message-ID: <70FE0BBE-6763-11D7-85B2-003065CC4CB8@mclink.it>

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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[Rd] Default broswer for OS X (PR#2725)
Stefano Iacus