Will set_formatter() be deprecated?

[sfcheung]

Hi all,

I need to do something in a package that cannot be easily done with the colformat_*() functions. Using set_formatter() can solve my problem. Then I found that, according to the help page of set_formatter(), "This function will be deprecated in favor of the ⁠colformat_*⁠ functions ...".

However, I noticed that some recent posts at GitHub (e.g., #572) still suggests using set_formatter().

Will set_formatter() be deprecated as planned? Or will it stay in the package? If I use set_formatter(), I will use it in a package. Therefore, if it will be deprecated as planned, I need to find another solution.

Personally, I think set_formatter() is a good option for cases not covered by colformat_*(). I used these formatters a lot but having a Plan B (set_formatter()) is a good thing.

-- Shu Fai

[davidgohel]

yeah, sorry, bad documentation, we won't deprecate set_formatter(). I like it a lot also and use it quite often! I'll fix the documentation

[sfcheung]

Thanks a lot for the good news! :)