Topic: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk - page 2. (Read 1375 times)

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Same here, the second one has also the disadvantage that several words per line will be splitted into two lines (if more than 2 words are used in the content and the line is longer than the headline):

xxxxx xxxxxxxx	|	xxx xxxxxxxx	|	xxxxxxxx xxxx	|
xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx	|	xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx	|	xxxxx   xxxxxxxxxxx	|

This layout is used here, for example: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/overview-of-bitcointalk-signature-ad-campaigns-last-update-01-jan-23-615953

So, it's still possible that the layout is looking good, but it's important which content should be posted there. After all, I prefer the first solution, too  

I tried your given formats, and personally I like the first table template, rather than the second one with
The second one looks a bit messy when I adding contents and editing. Maybe it is my personal favorite or because I am not familiar with that format.

That wouldn't make a difference to use more spaces:

abcdefghijk	abcdefghijk
abcdef ghijklmnop	abcdef ghijklmnop

BBCode is still splitting the text in a new row because spaces result in a new line, whenever they are used. I don't know if there's a way to prevent it.

If you have enough spaces then the table won't be look like what you wanted or the column doesn't have space to separate the each colum in your table exactly like the table you have used as an example which in my opinion it doesn't look neatly created. We don't have choice though but to use more spaces to separate the columns so that the columns won't almost be in the same place as the other one.

Well said, table formatting is not easy at all.

I tried a version where I used spaces instead of _ but it didn't work because if I use more than 2 words in a column, the table is splitting it in a new row, something like that:

abcdefghijk	abcdefghijk
abcdef ghijklmnop	abcdef ghijklmnop

Doesn't work and I needed quite a time to fix it using a bunch of ____
Sometimes it helps to quote existing tables and have a look how other people are formatting them.  

You were very patient making this guide.

I tried to use table in some of my posts, and I was able to use in a few of them.
But it takes too long to get it perfectly done, because any small problem will break the table completely.

Table creating should be much easier, i hope they make it better in the new forum software. I havent tried the beta so far

I got the idea, table is able to display content to wide direction, so it will utilize wide side rather than bottom side which is less effective and less efficient.

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Tables are always useful if you want to share content in lists and improve the way how it is displayed. For each row you can list the related information instead of posting each information in a new line. That will help to keep your post short and clear instead of a long list.

Comparison:


Normal Formatting style:

Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin
Ticker: BTC
Price: $10,900
Circulating supply: 17,700,000 BTC
Marketcap: $193,000,000,000
Mineable?: yes

Cryptocurrency: Ethereum
Ticker: ETH
Price: $310
Circulating supply: 106,600,000 ETH
Marketcap: $33,000,000,000
Mineable?: yes

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Table:

Cryptocurrency	Ticker	Price (in $)	Circulating supply	Marketcap (in $)	Mineable?
_________________	__________	____________	___________________	____________________	_____________
Bitcoin	BTC	10,900	17,700,000 BTC	193,000,000,000	yes
Ethereum	ETH	310	106,600,000 ETH	33,000,000,000	yes

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Some good table layouts


Formatting tables can be a little bit tricky sometimes, here are some of my preferred layouts to keep the table clear and easy to read:

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1. Using ___ for your table layout

xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx
_________________	_________________	_________________	_________________	_________________	_________________
xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx

The _____ will guarantee that your table has enough space between columns. If you want to have more / less space between your columns just add / delete a few _


If you don't add them your table will look like that:  

Cryptocurrency	Ticker	Price (in $)	Circulating supply	Marketcap (in $)	mineable?
Bitcoin	BTC	10,900	17,700,000 BTC	193,000,000,000	yes
Ethereum	ETH	310	106,600,000 ETH	33,000,000,000	yes

(not very nice in my opinion)


You can add as much other columns to the table by just adding 1x

to the header of the table and
to the content of the table. And don't forget to add
if you've added a new column.

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2. Using | for your table layout


You can also use | for your table layout:

xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|
xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|

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3. Using ___ and | for your table layout


Of course, you can also use both:

xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|
_________________	|	_________________	|	_________________	|	_________________	|	_________________	|	_________________	|
xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|	xxx	|

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It's possible to combine different variants how you like it.
If you have other suggestions you can post it here and I'll create a little collection of useful table formatting styles.

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Some additional information:


If you want to include pictures in your table, you need to leave the first table row blank if you don't use ___ or similar because if you don't add it or don't leave the first table row blank, your image won't be sized correctly. Same applies also for text of course. More information here and here.


And if you want to read more about tables (basics explained in detail) , you can have a look here: Tutorial - How to create Table in the BitcoinTalk Forum.

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Translations:

Language	translated by	Title
___________________________	_____________________	_______________________________________________________________________
Română (Romanian)	GazetaBitcoin	Câteva sugestii, în caz că doriți să folosiți tabele pe forumul BitcoinTalk
Nigeria (Naija)	Egii Nna	Another suggestion if you wan use table for bitcointalk
India	M47AK16	अगर आप बिटकॉइनटॉक पर टेबल का उपयोग करना चाह&#
Español (Spanish)	Porifirii	Algunas sugerencias si quieres usar tablas en Bitcointalk
Deutsch (German)	1miau	Tipps / Vorlagen, wenn ihr Tabellen verwenden wollt
Pakistan	Adiljutt156	کچھ تجاویز اگر آپ بٹ کوائن ٹاک پر ٹیبل استعم
Pilipinas	Peanutswar	Mga maaring gawin sa pag gamit ng table sa Bitcointalk
Polski	cygan	Kilka porad, jeśli chcesz używać tabeli na Bitcointalk

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