Proposed table specification (long!)

[Simon Bull]

Hi Fletcher,

Should I assume that you mean the proposed syntax falls short in one or more
of the four categories you identified?

If you care to elaborate on some of these short-comings I would be very
happy to alter my proposal in order to meet the needs of a wider audience.
That was in fact the purpose of proposing it at all.

Thanks for your comments,

Simon


On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Fletcher T. Penney <
fletcher at fletcherpenney.net> wrote:


> Additions to the MMD table syntax (which is largely based on PHP

> Markdown Extra) is probably one of the most common feature requests I

> get.

>

> My response is usually always the same - I'll update the syntax when I

> see a proposal that is:

>

> * easy/natural to write

> * easy/natural to read

> * easy to program a computer to parse

> * uncluttered

>

> I realize that beauty is in the eye of the beholder in these cases,

> but I have yet to see a proposal that beats the current syntax in all

> (or even most) of these criteria.  I would love to add additional

> features to MMD tables (cells that span multiple rows, improved syntax

> for wrapping long cell contents, etc) but not at the expense of

> further complicating the syntax.

>

>

> My $.02,

>

> Fletcher

>

>

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