How to use `fp_text_default ` function in flextable package - r-markdown

Question

I see there's a function in flextable package, namely fp_text_default. In help files to this function the only example you can find is
fp_text_default(bold = TRUE)
I was wondering if I can use this function to avoid setting font.size=11 everytime I use custom formatting in my flextables, e.g.
flextable(df) %>%
compose(value = as_paragraph(
as_chunk("foo", props = fp_text(shading.color = "orange", font.size=11))
)) %>%
compose(value = as_paragraph(
as_chunk("bar", props = fp_text(bold = TRUE, font.size=11))
))
The default font.size param in fp_text is 10 and I always have to set it to 11.
Can fp_text_default be used to set font.size to 11 permaently?

Answer 1

You can use set_flextable_defaults() so that you don't have to call again and again fontsize() or some other functions (i.e. padding, color).
https://davidgohel.github.io/flextable/reference/set_flextable_defaults.html
fp_text_default() is a convenient function to overwrite only values that are specified, it keeps other formatting parameters as they are. So far more convenient than fp_text() that force you to specify all params...
Both can be used together...
---
title: "Untitled"
output: html_document
---
```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)
library(flextable)
library(magrittr)
set_flextable_defaults(
font.family = "Arial", font.size = 10,
padding = 3, border.color = "gray"
)
```
```{r}
flextable(head(iris)) %>%
append_chunks(
i = 1, j = 1,
as_chunk(" yo", props = fp_text_default(color = "red"))
) %>%
autofit()
flextable(head(mtcars)) %>%
append_chunks(
i = 1, j = 1,
as_chunk(" yo", props = fp_text_default(color = "red"))
) %>%
autofit()
set_flextable_defaults(font.size = 12, padding = 5)
flextable(head(mtcars)) %>%
append_chunks(
i = 1, j = 1,
as_chunk(" yo", props = fp_text_default(color = "red"))
) %>%
autofit()
```