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I am using Emacs 24.3.1 on Windows with ESS v13.05 and with autocomplete. While this pops up completion candidates for me, it doesn't show the help.

Error: could not find function ".help.ESS"^M

ess help error

Following the advice in this post I tried typing the following in the ESS R process terminal:

.help.ESS <- help

As a result, if I linger on a function like merge, it will launch the relevant help page in the browser.

It's tedious to have to type this every session. How can I ensure that the .help.ESS object is defined without my direct intervention?

SlowLearner
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There is no .help.ESS in ESS anymore. The most recent version of ESS and stable 13.09 both work fine. Please upgrade.

Also please report any issues to ess-help or git bug tracker. Stackoverflow is not an appropriate place for this.

VitoshKa
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  • I have installed ESS 13.09 and I get the same error. With all due respect for your efforts, I disagree that Stack Overflow is not an appropriate place for this: it is far more popular and far more useful/transparent in search engine terms than the two alternatives you mention. Obviously, I can't insist that you use SO, but it **is** a better place for questions that are not obviously bug reports. – SlowLearner Jan 04 '14 at 17:45