News: Tables now enabled

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 10:13 AM

I have installed a mod that allows you to use tables in your posts.

To create a table, you set it out like this (without the space before and after the word table):

[ table="head"]head col1|head col2|head col3
row1 col1|row1 col2|row1 col3
row2 col1|row2 col2|row2 col3[/table ]

They should appear like this:

head col1	head col2	head col3
row1 col1	row1 col2	row1 col3
row2 col1	row2 col2	row2 col3

It is worth noting that the table columns are sortable as well - so if you click on a header, it will automatically resort the table by that column.

There are quite a few options available, detailed here:
vBulletin.org Forum - View Single Post - BB Code [table]

Quote:

Introduction to options:
example: [table="option1;option2=value;option3='this is a long value with space';option4=value1,value2,value3"]
The whole option list should be wrapped with quotes.
Options are seperated by a semicolon
If an option has a value it is assigned with "equal to" mark. (option2)
If the value contains blanks or special characters it has to be wrapped with apostrophes. (option3)
If an option has more than one value they are seperated by a comma. (option4)

Description of options:
head
This option defines the first line as head, so the first row is shown as head of the table. If the table sould be sorted, the head is not sorted.

sort=1d,2,3
This defines the table to be sorted by column 1, then column 2, then column 3. The "d" after the first colum specifies the order: descending (default: ascending)

autonum=1 (equal to autonum) autonum=a autonum=A
Defines that a new first column containing a numbering should be inserted.
1 -> 1, 2, 3, 4, ... , 999, 1000, ....
a -> a, b, c, ... , aa, ab, ... , zz
A -> A, B, C, ... , AA, BB, ... , ZZ

autonumtitle=oneword autonumtitle='long value with spaces'
Defines the title of the autonum-column. Can be left empty.

width=123px width=45em width=67%
Defines the width of the table.

Introduction to special options (formating cells and rows):
example: {option1=value1}{option2=value2}
These "special" options can be written as the very first content of a cell to format it.

Description of special options:
{colsp=5}
Defines a colspan from current cell with the length of 5 cells

kernow · 13-05-2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

I have installed a mod that allows you to use tables in your posts.

To create a table, you set it out like this (without the space before and after the word table):

[ table="head"]head col1|head col2|head col3
row1 col1|row1 col2|row1 col3
row2 col1|row2 col2|row2 col3[/table ]

They should appear like this:

head col1	head col2	head col3
row1 col1	row1 col2	row1 col3
row2 col1	row2 col2	row2 col3

It is worth noting that the table columns are sortable as well - so if you click on a header, it will automatically resort the table by that column.

There are quite a few options available, detailed here:
vBulletin.org Forum - View Single Post - BB Code [table]

Unfortunately for a "Yokel" like myself, it is as clear as mud!

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kernow

Unfortunately for a "Yokel" like myself, it is as clear as mud!

OK, to create a table you need
[table ][/table ]
without the spaces.

To create a header row at the top, you need
[table="head" ][/table ]
without the spaces

The first row in the table (usually the head) defines how many columns you have. Columns are divided using the '|' character, as shown in the example.

You can add a new row to the table by putting it on a new line, and dividing each cell using the '|' character as above.

Westcountryman · 13-05-2008, 05:34 PM

This is	A	Table
Testing	the	table
testing	testing	Genius!

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