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You can still have simpler table syntax that's nice to read but easier to maintain. For my own markup language (http://breuleux.net/quaint_demo/ http://breuleux
by breuleux 12y ago
You can still have simpler table syntax that's nice to read but easier to maintain. For my own markup language (http://breuleux.net/quaint_demo/ http://breuleux.net/quaint_demo/) I implemented this syntax:
+ Name + Occupation
| Alice | Accountant
| Bob | Baker
| Charles | Car salesman
Headers are easier to make and the last column does not require a trailing marker. It's still some work to align columns other than the last, but that's not a requirement and I'd still much rather have a non-aligned ASCII table than nothing at all.
- baddox 12y agoYeah, the alignment of columns is a big issue. If you have 100 rows, and add another with a cell that is longer than any other cell in that column, you've got to either edit 100 rows or live with a much harder to read table.
- medgno 12y agoOr use a text editor that supports region editing. I agree with you, but this isn't a complete failing of that syntax.