Re: Bounty for Table Cells that Span

[jiewuza <jiewuza-9Onoh4P/yGk@public.gmane.org>]

This involves two issues:
1. markdown format for multiple column spanning tables
2. pandoc AST that supports colspan
(https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/1024)

IMHO, the first one relates to markdown standard, which is beyond the
control of pandoc community.

While the second one seems be discussed over years. It would be great if
someone starts this work. It is beneficial to HTML/Latex format which supports
multiple column spanning table by itself.


IVO I WELCH <ivo.welch-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org> writes:

> If anyone would like to take on the task of creating a reasonable markdown input table format that allows for multiple column spanning with output support into docx, pptx, latex, pdf, and html, *AND* convince
> john macfarlane to accept the changes into the pandoc code base in 2020, I would be happy to subsidize the effort with $500.
>
> please coordinate with this group, john, and myself if interested.
>
> /iaw
>
> PS: we had some discussions about reasonable input formats in https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/pandoc-discuss/iaw%7Csort:date/pandoc-discuss/1Ljpq0fX9fo/VDoV01uwAAAJ .  this
> particular format would work great for me, but any other reasonable input format would be ok for me, too.  getting john m on board is really key.