[Rd] How do you make a formal "feature" request?

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On 21 August 2010 at 11:41, Donald Winston wrote:
| Who decides what features are in R and how they are implemented? If there is someone here who has that authority I have this request: 
| 
| A report() function analogous to the plot() function that makes it easy to
| generate a report from a table of data. This should not be in some
| auxiliary package, but part of the core R just like plot(). As a long time
| SAS user I cannot believe R does not have this. Please don't give me any
| crap about Sweave, LaTex, and the "power" of R to roll your own. You don't
| have to "roll your own" plot do you? Reports are no different. If you don't
| agree do not bother me. If you agree then please bring this request to the
| appropriate authorities for consideration or tell me how to do it. 

I usually write them on a small note and put them under my pillow.

Dirk

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