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Author: Eamon Caddigan <eamon.caddigan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:14:29 -0800
Post listing R table layout packages
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+---
+title: "R packages for table layout"
+date: 2024-01-13T14:53:47-08:00
+draft: false
+categories:
+- Data Science
+tags:
+- R
+---
+
+The R package ecosystem has several packages[^list] that were created to
+help with the design and layout of tables in documents.
+
+<!--more-->
+
+- **condformat** ([Code forge](https://github.com/zeehio/condformat))
+- **DT** ([Code forge](https://github.com/rstudio/DT), [Website](https://rstudio.github.io/DT/))
+- **flextable** ([Code forge](https://github.com/davidgohel/flextable), [Website](https://davidgohel.github.io/flextable/))
+ - **ftextra** ([Code forge](https://github.com/atusy/ftExtra), [Website](https://ftextra.atusy.net/))
+- **formattable** ([Code forge](https://github.com/renkun-ken/formattable), [Website](https://renkun-ken.github.io/formattable/))
+- **gt** ([Code forge](https://github.com/rstudio/gt/), [Website](https://gt.rstudio.com/))
+ - **gtsummary** ([Code forge](https://github.com/ddsjoberg/gtsummary), [Website](https://www.danieldsjoberg.com/gtsummary/))
+ - **gtExtras** ([Code forge](https://github.com/jthomasmock/gtExtras), [Website](https://jthomasmock.github.io/gtExtras/))
+ - **pointblank** ([Code forge](https://github.com/rich-iannone/pointblank), [Website](https://rich-iannone.github.io/pointblank/))
+ - **tfrmt** ([Code forge](https://github.com/GSK-Biostatistics/tfrmt), [Website](https://gsk-biostatistics.github.io/tfrmt/))
+ - **gto** ([Code forge](https://github.com/GSK-Biostatistics/gto))
+- **huxtable** ([Code forge](https://github.com/hughjonesd/huxtable), [Website](https://hughjonesd.github.io/huxtable/))
+- **knitr** ([Code forge](https://github.com/yihui/knitr), [Website](https://yihui.org/knitr/))
+ - **kableExtra** ([Code forge](https://github.com/haozhu233/kableExtra), [Website](https://haozhu233.github.io/kableExtra/))
+- **pander** ([Code forge](https://github.com/Rapporter/pander), [Website](http://rapporter.github.io/pander/))
+- **pixiedust** ([Code forge](https://github.com/nutterb/pixiedust))
+- **reactable** ([Code forge](https://github.com/glin/reactable), [Website](https://glin.github.io/reactable/))
+- **stargazer** ([CRAN](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=stargazer))
+- **tangram** ([Code forge](https://github.com/spgarbet/tangram))
+- **xtable** ([CRAN](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=xtable), [Website](http://xtable.r-forge.r-project.org/))
+- **ztable** ([Code forge](https://github.com/cardiomoon/ztable))
+
+This was mostly cribbed from an earlier version of the gt package's website.
+I found it to be a great resource and was disappointed when it was
+removed[^removed], which is why I'm posting this here.
+
+Lately I've been programmatically formatting tables for Excel[^xl][^paper]
+using [the openxlsx
+package's](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/openxlsx/) interface
+directly, but this is rather low-level. After digging around a bit, I plan
+to look into
+[tablaxlsx](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tablaxlsx/index.html),
+huxtable, and condformat to see how these might suit my needs.
+
+[^list]: This is almost certainly incomplete, and I would be happy to add
+ anything that's either under active development or mature and stable.
+
+[^removed]: Partially removed with [this
+ commit](https://github.com/rstudio/gt/commit/c01aad5c5734e8a0767328471342a1170554d1ec),
+ and mostly wiped away with [this
+ one](https://github.com/rstudio/gt/commit/4ef570e855dcf81532a78a38869f676a7a82b008).
+ To be clear, this sentiment was strictly "I'm disappointed because I
+ found this useful and it's gone", and not, like, "I'm disappointed _in_
+ Posit for removing it".
+
+[^xl]: My career has brought me into contact with a lot more people who want
+ summary results delivered in a spreadsheet than collaborators who prefer
+ a nice reproducible report---as much as I'd rather focus on the latter.
+ Reproducible spreadsheets, that is, spreadsheets that are created by
+ code, seem like the best compromise.
+
+[^paper]: See also: Karl W. Broman & Kara H. Woo (2018) Data Organization in
+ Spreadsheets, The American Statistician, 72:1, 2-10, DOI:
+ 10.1080/00031305.2017.1375989
