Today I played around with the maquee package for text styling by @thomasp85.com. The custom styling system is very nice. Here is a simple example. - ThreadSky

clauswilke.com • 58 days ago

Today I played around with the maquee package for text styling by @thomasp85.com. The custom styling system is very nice. Here is a simple example.

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clauswilke.com•58 days ago

@thomasp85.com, is there a simpler way to set up the styles? I'd envision something like style_set(setosa = style(...), virginica = style(...)) but with all the default styling included.

thomasp85.com•58 days ago

Nothing else currently. If you have any ideas I’m happy to listen in

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

I think there are two simple options.

1. A function `modify_style_set()` that takes `tag = style()` type arguments, so I can write:
`classic_style() |> modify_style_set(setosa = style(...), ...)`

(need to run; will reply with option 2 later)

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

2. A function like `style_set()` but that includes or makes it possible to include the defaults. Something like `style_set(setosa = style(...), ..., .defaults = classic_style())`.

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

Though for option 2, a new function name that uses `classic_style()` by default might be a good idea. I was confused actually when I defined my first style set and lost all the standard markdown formatting. 1/2

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

I think the most common option would be to take all the default formatting and just add a few add new style definitions on top of that. 2/2

teunbrand.bsky.social•58 days ago

Have you also tried this? No subtitle or theme element needed

```r
scale_colour_manual(
values = c(setosa = "#93263E", virginica = "#3947A4", versicolor = "#C6A634"),
guide = guide_marquee("{.setosa *I. setosa*} - {.versicolor *I. versicolor*} - {.virginica *I. virginica*}")
)
```

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

Thanks! I didn't know this exists, and it's good to know that it does. I don't think this removes my more general request though. There'll always be a situation where one wants to define custom styles, and this will usually be on top of existing ones.

clauswilke.com•58 days ago

(Sorry, was mentally over in this thread. This may not have been obvious to you.)
https://bsky.app/profile/clauswilke.com/post/3lmfonmbgjk2k

teunbrand.bsky.social•58 days ago

I agree that it indeed would be nice to have this for styles and the options you present sound reasonable :)

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