Tables are a useful way to organize information that looks funny as a list or is just too unwieldy to explain in normal text. They are also partiuclarly handy for describing rules, comparing and contrasting, and describing complex information in an easy-to-understand manner. Aelyria's [TABLE] bbcode is a powerful tag that makes it easy to create and manage your own tables in posts. Here's how it works: you enclose text around the [TABLE] tags; each line is a row, and columns are created using a pipe, or | symbol. For example, the following code:
[TABLE] Row 1 Column 1 | Row 1 Column 2
Row 2 Column 1 | Row 2 Column 2[/TABLE]
when placed in your post, produces the following table embedded in your text:
You can even use bbcodes on the content of the tables themselves! Aelyria Tables support some customization that help you readily organize your materials cleanly. To use a table option, just include it in the opening [TABLE] tag like so: [TABLE=option]. For multiple options, include all options in quotes and separate them using semicolons (e.g., [TABLE="option1;option2;option3"]). Some options may ask you for values (e.g., [TABLE="option1;option2=value"]). Here are a few table options, how they are used, and some examples.
"head" -- Make the first row in the table a header row.
| What You Type |
What You Get |
[TABLE="head"]Header Column 1 | Header Column 2
Row 1 Column 1 | Row 1 Column 2
Row 2 Column 1 | Row 2 Column 2[/TABLE] |
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"sort=1d,2,3" -- Sort the table by column 1 (desc.), then column 2, and finally column 3.
Default sort order is ascending; you can specify as many sorts as you would like. Ignores header rows.
| What You Type |
What You Get |
[table="head;sort=1"]Province | Capital
Carmelyn | Diana
Prime | Aelyria Prime
Sherian | Taralon
Enamoria | Medonia
Centripax | Primus Gaudeo
Arium | Nexus Prime
Eunesia | Olympia
Arakmat | Arakmat
Lauryl | Mystique[/table]
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"autonum" - Creates a new column that numbers the rows.
"autonum=1" - Numerically (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.)
"autonum=a" - Lowercase Alphabet (e.g., a, b, c, etc.)
"autonum=A" - Uppercase Alphabet (e.g., A, B, C, etc.)
| What You Type |
What You Get |
[table="autonum=1"]Constantine
Candace
Michelle the Great
Charisma
Anna the Strict
Jaedah
Fire
Alyssa Chrysinaria
Valerian Constantius[/table]
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"autonumtitle=oneword", "autonumtitle='multiple words'"
Creates a title on the header row for the number column. Can be left empty.
| What You Type |
What You Get |
[table="autonum=1;autonumtitle=Step;head"]Colonize Colonia | Dressus
Conquer Lux | Constantine
Establish Empire | Michelle
[/table] |
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"width=123px", "width=45em", "width=75%"
Defines the total width of the table, either by pixels, em, or percent.
{colsp=5} - Tells the cell to span 5 columns.
This special option should be placed as the first content in the cell.
| What You Type |
What You Get |
[table]Row 1 Column 1 | Row 1 Column 2
{colsp=2} Row 2 Columns 1 and 2[/table]
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