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If nobody else beats me to it, I will try to write a Pandoc CSV writer in July, when I have a little bit more time. My argument that CSV is actually a perfect fit for Markdown and a natural way to describe tables apparently didn't convince this list. In my view the current table implementations supported by Pandoc do their job, but don't look like a good fit for the Markdown philosophy of keeping things simple yet powerful. Maybe one reason why there is no standard Markdown syntax for tables. I know that there are various ways to accomplish CSV tables with Pandoc filters, etc., so it is not a practical limitation. As far as using the ![] syntax to load other content besides images, that is a very interesting proposition. Given that the Github issue is from 2012, I am not sure how much consensus is on that topic. Best, Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. 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Dear all,

thank you for your responses.= If nobody else beats me to it, I will try to write a Pandoc CSV writer in = July, when I have a little bit more time.

My argum= ent that CSV is actually a perfect fit for Markdown and a natural way to de= scribe tables apparently didn't convince this list. In my view the curr= ent table implementations supported by Pandoc do their job, but don't l= ook like a good fit for the Markdown philosophy of keeping things simple ye= t powerful. Maybe one reason why there is no standard Markdown syntax for t= ables. I know that there are various ways to accomplish CSV tables with Pan= doc filters, etc., so it is not a practical limitation.

As far as using the ![] syntax to load other content besides images, = that is a very interesting proposition. Given that the Github issue is from= 2012, I am not sure how much consensus is on that topic.

Best,

Martin

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