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Consider changing tabular formatting default for data.table's `fcase()`

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Description

If you wouldn't do it for dplyr's case_when(), you shouldn't be doing it for its comparable functions in other packages

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the formatter behavior for data.table's fcase() and comparing it with dplyr's case_when(); clarify the intended default with the issue discussion before changing anything. Done should mean an agreed formatting default with coverage demonstrating the resulting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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