Yes, some lines are longer than the column width. This is the command I use to create the PDF:

pandoc config_guide.md --wrap=auto --ascii --from=gfm+pipe_tables --output=Config_Guide.pdf

Kind Regards
Martin

John MacFarlane schrieb am Montag, 23. Oktober 2023 um 18:14:18 UTC+2:
Are any of the lines of your markdown pipe table longer than column width (e.g. 78 columns)? IF not, this feature doesn't kick in.

> On Oct 23, 2023, at 6:17 AM, 'Martin Ehlers' via pandoc-discuss <pandoc-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> According to the Pandoc User's Guide, for pipe tables, "if any line of the markdown source is longer than the column width, then the table will take up the full text width and the cell contents will wrap, with the relative cell widths determined by the number of dashes in the line separating the table header from the table body."
>
> However when I am converting markdown to PDF using LaTeX, content is not wrapped, and content exceeding the PDF page width is truncated instead. I have tried with different column and cell widths. Is this is a known issue, or do I miss something?
>
> Kind Regards
> Martin
>
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