Deckhand successor
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I created the {deckhand} R package when working for @co-analysis to ease the production of data-heavy reports/slide decks in our division, and adapts the {pagedown} R Markdown template to work with CSS grid layout specifications.
{deckhand} was specifically designed for analysts in the Cabinet Office and therefore has built into it some particular defaults regarding layouts, colours and fonts that align to the Cabinet Office's corporate identity guidelines.
Since its release people working in other institutions have created their own forks/clones to adapt the package to their needs. I no longer work for @co-analysis and they have limited resource to support further development of the package. Thus {deckhand2} is intended as a successor to the {deckhand} that provides a more generalised approach, and builds on lessons from others having made use of the package. In due course support for Quarto is expected, as and when a {pagedown} equivalent is implemented.
This issue will be used to discuss the general development of the package, with specific issues being created for individual topics/actions.
Current development priorities (as at 2022-10-08):