Timothy Bates
2011-Aug-13 12:01 UTC
[Rd] Rd for write.table {utils}: Be explicit about the default separator
In "utils/write.table.Rd" the default separator is shown as the invisible character " ". In the further documentation, the default separator is not named. It would helpful to specify it using an escape character in the \Usage section "\s" or "\t"? and to name it explicitly in the \Arguments section
Duncan Murdoch
2011-Aug-13 16:17 UTC
[Rd] Rd for write.table {utils}: Be explicit about the default separator
On 11-08-13 8:01 AM, Timothy Bates wrote:> In "utils/write.table.Rd" the default separator is shown as the invisible character " ". > > In the further documentation, the default separator is not named. > > It would helpful to specify it using an escape character in the \Usage section "\s" or "\t"? > > and to name it explicitly in the \Arguments sectionThe default for that argument is an ascii space, and " " is the usual way that is expressed in R. \s is not defined in R. I agree naming the argument could be helpful for some people, but there are dozens of instances of this, and I think people will catch on. Duncan Murdoch