by vmguy
The joy of a Wiki is the simplicity of creating attractive web pages with very few editing rules. Every once in awhile, attractive starts to compete with simplicity, and then it's time to reach for other simple tools with a slightly different set of rules.
We explore two alternative entry styles for lists and tables.
The three things I look for in a job (Two out of three is ok)
I could explain to the recruiter that these items are all #1 in my priority scheme, or I could be honest and say I don't understand Wiki list formatting rules.
Hint: The renumbering of a Wiki list is caused by a blank line.
Reach for a simple, effective alternative to Wiki Lists.
<ol> <li>Sex <li>Power <li>Money </ol>
The <ol>>
</ol>>.
The <li>
Let's see how this looks:
These use exactly the same markup, except for the beginning/end tags:
<sl>>
</sl>> ~Simple List
<ul>>
</ul>> UnOrdered Bullet List
Simple List
UnOrdered List
Simply switching from # encoding for a list item to <li> Will Work for Sex spotted on a T-shirt Instant human; just add coffee Let's start with too rich; I'll work on too thin later.
Notice the paragraphs beneath the list item are all properly indented;
something that is difficult to do with Wiki markup.
Simple tables are so easy to create with a Wiki. All of the columns automatically reflow to make everything line up with nearly zero effort.
When you go beyond simple, Wiki Tables can be difficult.
The issue here is that every Wiki table row must be encoded on a single line.
If you have complicated values going into the table cells (URL's, for example), it becomes an editing nightmare to enter those lines in the Wiki edit window.
Hint: Disable the Hints in the Wiki Edit to expand your useable edit window.
These are the only tags you need to get more flexibility with simple tables.
Table Samples takes you to the next level.
<table>
Table start |
<tr>
Table Row |
<td>
Table Data |
</table>
Table End |
There are end tags for tr and td, but they're usually not necessary.
Recoding the table above in html tables:
table table start
tr table row
td table data
/table** table end
I need help. table above intended to be markup example