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Enhanced table toolbar

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enhancement mode - markdown mode - rich text
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Reported on Meta.SE.

Describe the solution you'd like

Tables - this button will create a default three-row, two-column table and have special menu options when in rich text mode that allows adding/removing rows and columns.

It would be nice to have some way to specify the number of rows/columns at the creation of the table (and not after), e.g. from Google Document:

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Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the existing table toolbar button and its rich-text menu, then compare the current default table creation flow with the requested row and column selection. Done means users can choose dimensions when creating a table and can still add or remove rows and columns in rich-text mode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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