Nobody else has replied to this, so I will. It's very unlikely that we
would incorporate this function into base R. For one thing, the tools
package is intended to be tools used by R, not by users. R doesn't need
this function, so it doesn't belong in tools. (Some other functions in
tools
Hi Arni,
I’ll be glad to drop ASCIIfy into gtools. Let me know if this OK.
-Greg
On Apr 17, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Duncan Murdoch murdoch.dun...@gmail.com wrote:
Nobody else has replied to this, so I will. It's very unlikely that we would
incorporate this function into base R. For one thing,
On 17/04/2014 12:47 PM, Gregory R. Warnes wrote:
Hi Arni,
I’ll be glad to drop ASCIIfy into gtools. Let me know if this OK.
Thanks, that sounds like a great solution if Arni doesn't want his own
package.
Duncan Murdoch
-Greg
On Apr 17, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Duncan Murdoch
Thanks Duncan, for considering ASCIIfy. I understand your reasoning.
This is a recurring pattern - I propose functions for core R, and Greg
catches them from freefall :)
I'm delighted with ASCIIfy being hosted in gtools. The R and Rd should be
ready as is.
Cheers,
Arni
Hi all,
I would like to propose the attached function ASCIIfy() to be added to the
'tools' package.
Non-ASCII characters in character vectors can be problematic for R
packages, but sometimes they cannot be avoided. To make packages portable
and build without 'R CMD check' warnings, my
