Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] colspan/rowspan for tables?

[Dave P. <dav...@gm...>]

On 22 March 2016 at 21:54, Maurice van der Pot <gri...@kf...> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 08:06:15PM +0000, Dave Pawson wrote:
>> || is overloading current markup? How to differentiate between
>> my 'empty' cell and your colspan?
>
> I don't believe it is. An empty cell already requires at least one space
> between two vertical bars. Adjacent vertical bars are currently treated
> as a single bar.

So it would just be the interpretation of two or more bars.
Sounds good, no change in semantic.


>
>> Is there a way to use meta markup?
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by that.

See below


>
>> id the table, id the row then the colspan (start / end)
>>   Perhaps steal the Xpath syntax for this?
>>
>> Is CSS capable of doing this?
>
> It might be, but I consider rowspan/colspan to be a content decision and
> not a styling one.

I disagree. Presentation - spanning, is not, IMHO, content.

But if you're talking about including css/xpath-style
> things in the markup, I think my proposal fits better with markdown's
> purpose of being "publishable as-is, as plain text, without looking like
> it’s been marked up with tags or formatting instructions".

No, I was not intending a content addition.
A separate file which specified spanning requirements,
which might use CSS, if possible.

Select the cells, then CSS created to style it for spanning.
This would address colspan also.

Especially since no colspan can be added without
disrupting present use?


regards





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