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How to preserve spaces in GFM tables?
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Description
Hello,
in my project there are many table of the form
| A |B|
|---|-|
| 1 |2|
When I use the GFM table extension they are correctly parsed, but all spaces are removed and that make editing the table impossible afterwards. Is there a way to prevent this condensation of the existing spaces?
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Research direction
Start with the GFM table extension and trace how table cells are parsed and rendered, focusing on where surrounding spaces are condensed. Check the existing table-related tests to determine whether whitespace preservation is supported; done means either identifying the available option or defining and testing the requested behavior.
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- Tech stack
- java
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
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- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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