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It is very easy to create a table by using html tag.
but how to do it by using DSL tag?

Many thx!!

hanyl05 wrote:It is very easy to create a table by using html tag.
but how to do it by using DSL tag?

Unfortunately, there is no tables support in the DSL format. Tables support is one of the weak spots in DSL format.

no tablet format, cannot support html tag...
Why use such a poor format ? Just because it is a pure-txt supported file?

hanyl05 wrote:no tablet format, cannot support html tag...
Why use such a poor format ? Just because it is a pure-txt supported file?

One of the biggest reasons is a huge number of content available in this format.

Also, for most dictionaries it is OK not to have tables. Besides, having a very simple text-based format makes it very easy for 3rd party folks to create/convert dictionaries without any need for special tools.

As for HTML tag support, I'm not sure why it is needed. DSL format is very html-like, with very similar tags.

But I agree that proper support for tables and font sizes would be really nice.