Allow a pmtable object to enter the table pipe line via st_new()
Enhance ability to manipulate the table notes in the pipeline; this is related to the first object in that we are in need of tweaking notes that are automatically generated by the pmtable functions
Send pmtable into st_new()
st_new() is now generic with methods for data.frame and pmtable
The pmtable method takes the pmtable object (already a list), and just makes a copy of everything in a new `stobject
We are tracking "valid" fields in the pmtable object for safety
Notes manipulation
st_notes_detach() - make the table notes appear in a minipage with a certain width; other things are customizable here, but this is the biggie
st_notes_rm() - remove the notes vector in the object; again, mainly for pmtable objects where we might want to nuke the automatic notes and then start over
st_notes_app() - append a note to the end of the previous line
we can also do this with append argument to st_notes(); I wanted a standalone function
st_notes_str() - (to string) - collapse notes into a single string
we can also do this with to_string argument to st_notes()
st_notes_conf() - is an alias to st_noteconf() which fits better with the naming scheme
st_notes_sub() - select one line in the table notes by a regular expression or integer location and replace that entire line; this is simple editing capability
Summary
Two main objectives with this PR
pmtableobject to enter the table pipe line viast_new()notesin the pipeline; this is related to the first object in that we are in need of tweaking notes that are automatically generated by thepmtablefunctionsSend
pmtableintost_new()st_new()is now generic with methods fordata.frameandpmtablepmtablemethod takes the pmtable object (already a list), and just makes a copy of everything in a new `stobjectNotes manipulation
st_notes_detach()- make the table notes appear in a minipage with a certain width; other things are customizable here, but this is the biggiest_notes_rm()- remove thenotesvector in the object; again, mainly forpmtableobjects where we might want to nuke the automatic notes and then start overst_notes_app()- append a note to the end of the previous lineappendargument tost_notes(); I wanted a standalone functionst_notes_str()- (to string) - collapse notes into a single stringto_stringargument tost_notes()st_notes_conf()- is an alias tost_noteconf()which fits better with the naming schemest_notes_sub()- select one line in the table notes by a regular expression or integer location and replace that entire line; this is simple editing capability