github tables?

[yihui]

The (hidden) github table syntax is very similar to org:

|   | agegp | alcgp     | tobgp    |
|---+-------+-----------+----------|
| 1 | 25-34 | 0-39g/day | 0-9g/day |
| 2 | 25-34 | 0-39g/day | 10-19    |
| 3 | 25-34 | 0-39g/day | 20-29    |
| 4 | 25-34 | 0-39g/day | 30+      |
| 5 | 25-34 | 40-79     | 0-9g/day |

instead of using +, github uses |.

	agegp	alcgp	tobgp
1	25-34	0-39g/day	0-9g/day
2	25-34	0-39g/day	10-19
3	25-34	0-39g/day	20-29
4	25-34	0-39g/day	30+
5	25-34	40-79	0-9g/day

is there a simple way to generate a GitHub table? It looks like a very tiny tweak.

Thanks for this great package!

[eusebe]

Hi,

Thanks for your interest!

There is no simple way now, but it is very easy to add this. Can you tell me:

• if github tables can have a caption?
• if cells can have a specific style (bold, italic, monospaced...)?
• if col/row spanning is supported?

[yihui]

I'm not sure, so I have contacted GitHub staff. I'll let you know after I've got the response. Thanks!

[ramnathv]

AFAIK there is no support for caption, cell styling or col/row spanning. But then, I would be happy to be wrong :)

[vmg]

Hey! GFM has been using a Tables extension for quite a while now. The syntax is the same as Tables on PHP Markdown Extra. Let me fix up the official documentation...

[yihui]

thanks for clarification, @tanoku