rstudio/gt

Support for .svg output

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#900 opened on Feb 17, 2022

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Difficulty: [3] AdvancedEffort: [3] HighGood First IssuePriority: [2] MediumType: ★ Enhancement

Description

Proposal

It would be amazing to have an option to export the gt table as an .svg using the svglite package or something similar. This has also been asked by another user on Stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66782018/how-to-save-gt-table-as-svg

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Tech stack
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Domain
data
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
R programminggt package internalssvglite basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Investigate how current export formats (e.g., PNG, PDF) are implemented in gt, likely in the gtsave function. Explore the svglite package to understand how to create SVG output. Look at the assignee's progress or any related branches. Consider adding a new method to the gt save class or similar.
Support for .svg output · rstudio/gt#900 | Good First Issue