[R] ESS question. How to get rid of ess-smart-underscore?

[Marc Schwartz]

On Aug 9, 2010, at 7:26 AM, W Eryk Wolski wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> ESS replaces "_" by "<-". How can I switch off this feature?
> 
> I need to be able to type the underscore
> 
> Thanks
> Eryk


Eryk,

If you type the underscore key twice, you get an underscore character rather than the assignment operator.

You can disable the behavior by putting:

  (ess-toggle-underscore nil)

in your .emacs file.

Also, as you may be aware, there is a dedicated ESS help list at:

  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/ess-help

HTH,

Marc Schwartz