> So if the table at
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium cannot be
> replicated pretty much as-is in wikicode then I for will have a fit (I'm
> sure many others will join me).
Just joining
Yeah, that nested table is a nuisance. I'll have to think about that.
Its not a nuisance, it's an advanced feature of HTML
An alternative solution is to only allow HTML
syntax to be rendered if it
is in a table:namespace page.
As I said before, I want to eliminate the complexity, not just move it
around. I want newbies to have some chance of being to edit the table as
well as the prose around it.
A Table - and especially a table with complex structure, nesting etc - *IS* a
complex thing. You will not be able to eliminate that complexity. As soon as
you are trying to do it, you will greatly reduce the flexibility. As soon as
you add that flexibility again, you add the complexity again. So why
re-invent the wheel by having (in the end) the same problems in just another
markup language?
I strongly support the table:namespace concept: It offers all the the HTML
flexibility you need, and you keep the article source clean of the table
code.
If we can have the table syntax proposed additionally, thats just fine: A
newbie will start with a simple table, as soon as it gets more complex, an
experienced user can move it into a full-fetaured html-table in the new
namespace and link it from the article.
Uli