Title: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on June 23, 2019, 11:56:33 PM 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 Table:
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: 1. Using ___ for your table layout
Code: [table] 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:
You can add as much other columns to the table by just adding 1x Code: [td][b]xxx[/b][/td] to the header of the table and Code: [td]xxx[/td] Code: [td]__________________[/td] 2. Using | for your table layout You can also use | for your table layout:
Code: [table] 3. Using ___ and | for your table layout Of course, you can also use both:
Code: [table] 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. 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 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157728.msg53497193#msg53497193) and here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157728.msg53483996#msg53483996). 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 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5265782.0). Translations:
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Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Effendyaz on June 26, 2019, 02:37:40 PM 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.
Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: bitmover on June 26, 2019, 05:12:18 PM 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 Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on June 26, 2019, 09:07:06 PM I tried to use table in some of my posts, and I was able to use in a few of them. Well said, table formatting is not easy at all. But it takes too long to get it perfectly done, because any small problem will break the table completely. 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:
Code: [table] 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. :P Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: nakamura12 on June 26, 2019, 10:57:39 PM 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.
Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on June 28, 2019, 04:11:41 PM 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. That wouldn't make a difference to use more spaces:
Code:
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. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: tranthidung on July 02, 2019, 03:39:26 PM I tried your given formats, and personally I like the first table template, rather than the second one with
Code: [td]|[/td] Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on July 02, 2019, 04:14:11 PM I tried your given formats, and personally I like the first table template, rather than the second one with 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):
This layout is used here, for example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=615953.0 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 :) Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on December 30, 2019, 12:53:18 AM bump
Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: NotATether on December 30, 2019, 09:04:36 AM I'm not sure about BBCode but in Markdown you can make tables like:
Code: Column A|Column B And that fills in the table with a dark grey background for the headers and a light grey background for everything else. You could add more dashes to it but that is optional. I'm not a big fan of typing a bunch of underscores either, so I just play it safe and use the tr td notation here. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: hd49728 on December 30, 2019, 01:09:01 PM For a long time ago, I read a post of one user whom guided to split table into two columns, one for image (on the left, for example), and another one for notes of that image (on the right). Unfortunately, I forgot to save that format. I think that one is cool because it saves more space in post and in page of topic. Sometimes, we don't need a long paraphrase to describe one image, so that format makes sense.
If you can, please help me to do that, 1miau. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on December 31, 2019, 01:44:15 AM I'm not sure about BBCode but in Markdown you can make tables like: I don't know if it's possible for BBCode. You can do such kind of formatting and try to change the numbers ( I don't know what they mean :D) Code: Column A|Column B And that fills in the table with a dark grey background for the headers and a light grey background for everything else. You could add more dashes to it but that is optional. I'm not a big fan of typing a bunch of underscores either, so I just play it safe and use the tr td notation here. Code: [glow=#c6c6c6,2,300]such kind of formatting[/glow] but it isn't really a satisfactory solution. :-\ Maybe you can ask roslinpl, he did some great tutorials about BBCode: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.0 Edit: there seems to be a solution (https://help.forumotion.com/t71690-background-for-bbcode-tables) but I tried and it didn't work. Maybe some BBCode designers can help out. :-\ For a long time ago, I read a post of one user whom guided to split table into two columns, one for image (on the left, for example), and another one for notes of that image (on the right). Unfortunately, I forgot to save that format. I think that one is cool because it saves more space in post and in page of topic. Sometimes, we don't need a long paraphrase to describe one image, so that format makes sense. If you can, please help me to do that, 1miau. I hope I understand you correctly, like that:
Code: [table] ? :D Don't know if that's what you need. :D I'm also searching sometimes, maybe you still know the topic and some key words posted in that topic to use the search button. :) Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: masulum on December 31, 2019, 02:52:45 AM I made a template to make a point and list for any post, anyone can edit with some table decoration by OP such as using |, *, + or ____,
Preview.
Here the code: Code: [table] Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Bttzed03 on December 31, 2019, 03:32:16 AM For a long time ago, I read a post of one user whom guided to split table into two columns, one for image (on the left, for example), and another one for notes of that image (on the right). Unfortunately, I forgot to save that format. I'm also searching sometimes, maybe you still know the topic and some key words posted in that topic to use the search button. :) I'm not sure but it could be this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.msg17876458#msg17876458 Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: hd49728 on December 31, 2019, 11:31:39 AM I hope I understand you correctly, like that: Thank you for the given format, that is what I would like to use if I want to add small notes beside images. This time, I saved your format and link to that post into my notebook, for later reference and for use.Code: [table] I'm not sure but it could be this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.msg17876458#msg17876458 It is not the post I mentioned but the given format results in same display. Thank you.Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Stalker22 on January 01, 2020, 02:20:15 PM I like playing with Unicode when I have time to spare.
Here's a template that might be useful to someone:
Code: [table] Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Artemis3 on January 01, 2020, 10:43:49 PM Funny there is no mention of the display rendering bug in the first column of a table. I think this is a problem with either SMF, Bitcointalk, or the particular version of SMF used in bitcointalk (or some modding done by the admin).
Thing is the first column will be too thin. And, this doesn't show in the preview, only when you post. Using ___ is a clever way to force the width. Another is to simply bypass the first column entirely by having an empty one.
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Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: noorman0 on January 02, 2020, 09:43:15 AM Funny there is no mention of the display rendering bug in the first column of a table. I think this is a problem with either SMF, Bitcointalk, or the particular version of SMF used in bitcointalk (or some modding done by the admin). Thing is the first column will be too thin. And, this doesn't show in the preview, only when you post. Using ___ is a clever way to force the width. Another is to simply bypass the first column entirely by having an empty one. ~snip Some people don't want the use of underscore ("_") char because it's not needed, of course, it can be made transparent by color code. Another way that can be applied to make the code more efficient is to use transparent char ("⠀"= U+2800 (https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2800)) instead of space char in the longest text/sentence in the first column. This char will be also very helpful for signature designers, where they must use the minimum number of chars possible. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Butwhytho on January 02, 2020, 02:35:30 PM
Thank you for sharing the code. I'm sure it'll improve the quality of my posts. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on January 02, 2020, 11:00:46 PM I'm not sure but it could be this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.msg17876458#msg17876458 It's also a good solution and similar to our ___ version. In our version we are using ____ like he's using transparent fffff: Quote
Funny there is no mention of the display rendering bug in the first column of a table. I think this is a problem with either SMF, Bitcointalk, or the particular version of SMF used in bitcointalk (or some modding done by the admin). Good point! I've added this to my OP. :)Thing is the first column will be too thin. And, this doesn't show in the preview, only when you post. Using ___ is a clever way to force the width. Another is to simply bypass the first column entirely by having an empty one.
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Almost forgotten about it and I remember o_e_l_e_o had a good solution (here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5105539.msg49562617#msg49562617)). Sums up perfectly our problem. :D Some people don't want the use of underscore ("_") char because it's not needed, of course, it can be made transparent by color code. But ___ is a nice way to divide the header from the rest of the table. ;)("_") :D :D Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Butmayselche on May 31, 2020, 03:58:51 PM Sorry for bumping this.
I translate it here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5252374.new#new and want to notify 1miau Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on August 04, 2020, 12:02:45 AM Sorry for bumping this. Thanks for your translation and sorry for my late reply, I didn't saw it until now. I translate it here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5252374.new#new and want to notify 1miau I've added a very detailed tutorial about the basics how to create tables written by so98nn: 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 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5265782.0). In general, it helps to understand the BBCode how tables are working, good read. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Egii Nna on November 07, 2023, 01:54:39 PM ~~ snip~~ Hi @1miau I will like to translate this awesome topic to my local board (Naija local board), pidgin, if permitted, I will be extremely happy. Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Egii Nna on January 07, 2024, 10:11:37 PM
I want to use this medium to inform you that translation is ready at my local board. The links will be shared below. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480167.msg63430897#msg63430897 Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: 1miau on January 07, 2024, 10:32:46 PM
I want to use this medium to inform you that translation is ready at my local board. The links will be shared below. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480167.msg63430897#msg63430897 Your translation got approved, I've added it to my list:
Many thanks for providing a translation about my topic. Tables are always tricky to understand but formatted correcly, tables are very helpful to present content and data. :) If possible, maybe you can still edit your post here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157728.msg63119459#msg63119459) to remove your pyramid quote (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3749076.0). And maybe the topic about pyramid quotes is also an interesting one for translation to your local board. :) Title: Re: Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk Post by: Egii Nna on January 07, 2024, 11:10:55 PM If possible, maybe you can still edit your post here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157728.msg63119459#msg63119459) to remove your pyramid quote (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3749076.0). And maybe the topic about pyramid quotes is also an interesting one for translation to your local board. :) Thanks for the correction, sir. I have already corrected my mistake and am quite sure that many other members of my local board don’t understand anything concerning pyramid quotes. I will like to use your suggestion to request the translation of the topic about pyramid quotes (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3749076.0)to my local board. |