Using Tables Pub

Tables are easy to create. There is a simple version and two special versions to create many topics, useful for instance for calendars.

Simple tables

`{{r1.table:,:Col1,Col2,Col3}}
1,2,3
a,b,c
{{/r1.table}}`

Note that comma in this case separates the cells while Coln is just the heading. This looks like

Col1	Col2	Col3
1	2	3
a	b	c

Delimited topic creation

This is very useful when you have to enter a calendar for instance:

`{{r1.delimited:;:Race:when,where,by}}
Dec 2, 2012;Georgian Peaks Ski;Georgian Peaks Club
Dec 5, 2012;Oshawa Ski;Brimacombe Ski Club
Jan 2,2013;Mt St Louis Moonstone Ski;Glacier Ski Club
{{/r1.delimited}}`

Note that ; is the separator for cells. Race is the category for the created topics and the others are special attributes.

Looks like

Race(s):

• {{date Dec 2, 2012}} {{at Georgian Peaks Ski}} {{by Georgian Peaks Club}}⁺⁺
• {{date Dec 5, 2012}} {{at Oshawa Ski}} {{by Brimacombe Ski Club}}⁺⁺
• {{date Jan 2,2013}} {{at Mt St Louis Moonstone Ski}} {{by Glacier Ski Club}}⁺⁺

If you need to add information other than when/where/by, use underscore for that column name:

`{{r1.delimited:;:Race:_when,where,by}}
The provincials;Dec 2, 2012;Georgian Peaks Ski;Georgian Peaks Club
Special cup;Dec 5, 2012;Oshawa Ski;Brimacombe Ski Club
{{/r1.delimited}}`

looks like

Race(s):

• The provincials {{date Dec 2, 2012}} {{at Georgian Peaks Ski}} {{by Georgian Peaks Club}}⁺⁺
• Special cup {{date Dec 5, 2012}} {{at Oshawa Ski}} {{by Brimacombe Ski Club}}⁺⁺

Special topic creation

This is also useful when creating many topics wiht a regular pattern:

`{{r1.delimited2:2012 AOSD:Calendar:,:Age,Tier1,Tier2, Tier3}}
U10
U12
U14
{{/r1.delimited}}`

2012 AOSD is a prefix for each new topic. Calendar is the category. Age is the titel of the first column whileTiernis a name replicated for each cell. The separator in this case is;`.

It looks like:

Age	Tier1	Tier2	Tier3
U10	2012 AOSD U10 Tier1++	2012 AOSD U10 Tier2++	2012 AOSD U10 Tier3++
U12	2012 AOSD U12 Tier1++	2012 AOSD U12 Tier2++	2012 AOSD U12 Tier3++
U14	2012 AOSD U14 Tier1++	2012 AOSD U14 Tier2++	2012 AOSD U14 Tier3++

If you're wondering what r1 stands for is release1 - this syntax may evolve in the future...

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