Re: "Gemtext Tables, No HTML Required"
In: u/SavaRocks
@Caleb and I made all those tables with the box drawing characters from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_characters
Will give your script a try
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Apr 28 · 4 weeks ago
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Gemtext Tables, No HTML Required — If you spend any time writing in Gemtext, you quickly run into a familiar limitation: there are no native tables. That's part of the charm - Gemtext is intentionally minimal - but it also means that anything resembling structured data needs a bit of creativity. One surprisingly effective workaround is to lean on Unicode box-drawing characters. The result isn't just functional - it's pleasantly retro, highly portable, and fits perfectly within the constraints…
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