Create stitch example with chunk names and options? about knitr-examples HOT 6 CLOSED

Sorry, but no, stitch() does not support chunk options.

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Thanks for clarifying that, @yihui. I considered that possibility for a second, but these two entries in the NEWS file made me keep trying ways to get it working. I've submitted yihui/knitr#856 so hopefully you won't have to spend time on this question again.

NEWS:

- fixed #487: `stitch_rhtml()` and `stitch_rmd()` should not use the chunk option `out.width = '.6\\linewidth'` (thanks, Tal Galili)
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- `stitch()` accepts labeled R scripts now; if an R script contains chunk headers of the form `## @knitr label, options`, they will be used in the template (#411) (thanks, @jamiefolson)

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Ah, sorry, it looks like I have a regression bug somewhere. I'll look into it. Thanks for pointing it out. I even have forgotten I implemented this once :)

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I'm glad you said that. I thought my stitch scripts had been working at one point, but then thought that I must have misremembered the spin/stitch distinction or something.

It's funny, but the spin & stitch functions were some of my favorite things when reading your knitr book last year. I use knitr a lot, and was already familiar with most o fthe book's lessons (although I use it so much, its certainly worth my time to review them). But those two functions had escaped my attention until the book.

Stitch and spin fits such a nice need for when I want to record the results of a data manipulation (eg, how many missing values & successful/unsuccessful matches between record sets), but it's not really worth creating a separate Rmd file for. It's nice how knitr offers these light-weight derivative functions (instead of always requiring the user to use the full-blown approach) to adapt to the trade-offs of different scenarios.

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Okay, I just double checked it and the answer is no, I did not implement it. The NEWS item was misleading. Only chunk labels are supported, and chunk options are not. That said, I guess it is not too difficult to implement it anyway. Please open a new issue in the knitr repository so I will not forget it. Thanks!

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Cool. Then I guess I was simply misremembering.

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