Thanks Tobias, If there is no automated way to combine both documents, I will stack them manually... that will likely cause some problems with page numbering tough.
Sebastien On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Tobias Verbeke < tobias.verb...@openanalytics.eu> wrote: > Hi Sébastien, > > Sébastien Bihorel wrote: > > The .R files that I have created for all my functions are somehow used to >> generate a package manual pdf when I used R CMD CHECK. This is what I'd like >> to add in my vignette. It might be uncommon, but I saw this was done for >> several package documentations (e.g. PBS collections) and I kind of like >> this combination. >> > > I now understand what you mean. The PBS documentation you refer to > seems a mere (manual) concatenation of a (non-LaTeX based) pdf > document and the reference manual pdf which is not generated from > a Sweave file. Such manipulations can be done using e.g. the pdfjam > toolbox by David Firth. > > http://go.warwick.ac.uk/pdfjam > > Best, > Tobias > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Tobias Verbeke < >> tobias.verb...@openanalytics.eu <mailto:tobias.verb...@openanalytics.eu>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Sébastien, >> >> >> Sébastien Bihorel wrote: >> >> I am currently writing the documentation for my first package. I >> have >> created a short user manual using sweave/pdflatex which is >> distinct from the >> manual/summary-of-package-functions created by R CMD CHECK. I >> was wondering >> how could I seamlessly combine both documents. >> >> >> It is common to have >> - technical documentation in your .Rd files (in the man/ directory >> of your package) >> - functional documentation as a so-called vignette (Sweave file >> documenting concrete use of your package) in the >> inst/doc directory of your package. >> >> >> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-exts.html#Writing-package-vignettes >> >> Combining both documents into one file is not common. >> >> I hope this helps, >> Tobias >> >> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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