> ASCII charts are very hard to format; you'll really need tools or editor plugins for that. Even with tools and plugins, creating tables in Markdown (in any f

> ASCII charts are very hard to format; you'll really need tools or editor plugins for that. Even with tools and plugins, creating tables in Markdown (in any flavor) is painful enough that I just don't even try. No one really expects to edit an image with a text editor but tables are tantalizing close. I'd sooner have ASCII inspired tables that are easier to edit than images and diagrams.