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BBCode in Tables

Feature Upgrade · Interactive tables · Created by Dubius
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Table BBCode Variables Font Upgrade

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Variables cannot currently be used in interactive tables, as far as I am able to tell, nor does the feature appear to be listed in the roadmap. This is frustrating, because variables have the potential to simplify and streamline a variety of tasks, and tables seem an ideal place to use them. One might want a table of cities with their populations, altitudes, persons of interest, etc. Or a creator might want to have a table of players with a variety of statistics to sort by, like a leaderboard. The possibilities are - or would be - limitless.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

Since variables can be used anywhere BBCode can be used (according to the Codex), allowing BBCode to be used in tables would solve the issue by default.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

BBCode is useful in a variety of ways. There was a previous request for allowing font-size control in tables that would be fulfilled (at least to some extent) by this feature, and I am sure that creators would love the ability to utilize their usual styles in long-text cells of a table. Assuming that inline article creation would be allowed as it is when using BBCode in an article, this feature could also allow a creator to very quickly and efficiently add new articles to a table, rather than having to stop, create a new article, and then include it. I believe that allowing BBCode in tables will not only improve tables in their current usage, but provide myriad other purposes that a table could fulfill.

The Team's Response

Not against this but very low support to accept at this time.
Current score

51/300 Votes · +7910 points

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