Re: [Rd] abline for intercept-only simple lm models (with and without offset)

2006-12-11 Thread Martin Maechler
Yes, I think all your propositions would be improvements. OTOH, I don't think the improvements warrant a big increase in code (complexity), nor do I think the improvements are crucial for R's integrity. So... If you (our someone else) provides a patch {against R-devel, as always} which keeps the

[Rd] Wondering about methods (selecting a less specialized method)

2006-12-11 Thread Byron Ellis
Hi All, I find myself wondering if there is a canonical means of achieving the multiple-dispatch version of 'super'? Specifically, I have a set of classes A, B, X and Y where B extends A and a method Foo with the signature (X,A,Y) and I'd like to implement Foo with the signature (X,B,Y) such tha

Re: [Rd] Wondering about methods (selecting a less specialized method)

2006-12-11 Thread Seth Falcon
"Byron Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi All, > > I find myself wondering if there is a canonical means of achieving the > multiple-dispatch version of 'super'? Specifically, I have a set of > classes > > A, B, X and Y where B extends A > > and a method Foo with the signature (X,A,Y) and I'd

Re: [Rd] Wondering about methods (selecting a less specialized method)

2006-12-11 Thread Byron Ellis
Yup, that does it---I knew there was something but couldn't remember what it was :-) On 12/11/06, Seth Falcon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Byron Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi All, > > > > I find myself wondering if there is a canonical means of achieving the > > multiple-dispatch ve