The Cunctator wrote:
A wiki markup that's simple but able to handle
reasonably fancy tables by
employing stylesheets.
The complicated Sainfoin table (
http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Sainfoin)
would be written as:
[[table:plant
[{ Sainfoin }]
[| [image: OnobrychisViciifolia-thumb.jpg] |]
[{ [[Scientific classification]] }]
[| [[table:classification
[| [[Kingdom (biology)|Kingdom]]: | [[Plantae]] |]
[| [[Division (biology)|Division]]: | [[Magnoliophyta]] |]
[| [[Class (biology)|Class]]: | [[Magnoliopsida]] |]
[| [[Order (biology)|Order]]: | [[Fabales]] |]
[| [[Family (biology)|Family]]: | [[Fabaceae]] |]
[| [[Genus]]: |
'''''Onobrychis''''' |]
[| '''[[Species]]:''' |
'''''vicifolia''''' |]
]]
|]
[{ [[Binomial nomenclature|Binomial name]] }]
[| ''Onobrychis vicifolia'' |]
]]
{ } is for th, | | is for td.
Yes, that's superb. I can read and understand it easily, and it should
be easy for people to grasp.
Neil