====== PrettyTables Plugin ======

---- plugin ----
description: Toolbar button that fixes the source code of a table by aligning the columns
author     : Constantinos (ConX) Xanthopoulos
email      : conx@xanthopoulos.info
type       : action
lastupdate : 2016-06-21
compatible : Ponder Stibbons, Detritus, Hogfather
depends    : 
conflicts  : 
similar    : 
tags       : tables, toolbar, button

downloadurl: https://github.com/ConX/dokuwiki-plugin-prettytables/zipball/master
bugtracker : https://github.com/ConX/dokuwiki-plugin-prettytables/issues
sourcerepo : https://github.com/ConX/dokuwiki-plugin-prettytables/
donationurl: 
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===== Installation =====

Search and install the plugin using the [[plugin:extension|Extension Manager]]. Refer to [[:Plugins]] on how to install plugins manually.

===== Usage =====

  - Select the table you want to fix.
  - Click on the button

To manage alignments:
  * Put min. 2 spaces in front AND after the cell value, it gets **centered**
  * Put less than 2 spaces in front, it gets **left aligned**
  * Put less than 2 spaces after the value, it gets **right aligned**

===== Bug Reporting =====

Please use GitHub Issues.
===== Example =====

**Original Table**

<code>
^ Year ^ Location|
| 2004| Athens, Greece|
| 2008| Beijing, China|
| 2012| London, United Kingdom  |
| 2016| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|
</code>

**Fixed Table**
<code>
^  Year  ^         Location         |
|  2004  |      Athens, Greece      |
|  2008  |      Beijing, China      |
|  2012  |  London, United Kingdom  |
|  2016  |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  |
</code>

===== FAQ =====

  * **Does it keep the header cells (the ones that start with "^") intact?**\\ Yes, the plugin will maintain that properly.
  * **Does it support left, center, right alignments?**\\ Yes, thanks to //janosh// who added that feature!