Re: Syntax Proposal: Multi-line Table Cells/Text Wrapping

[Maxim Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>]

On 18/03/2021 03:29, Atlas Cove wrote:
> 
> I'd like to propose an addition to the table syntax that would allow for 
> text wrapping in tables, I personally have myself managing
> very large org tables, and having to scroll through them is often 
> cumbersome. As a result, I often yearn for greater control over how I 
> format my tables.

https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#table-multiline-fields
Org-mode Frequently Asked Questions

> Will there ever be support for multiple lines in a table field?
> 
> No.
> 
> You can embed tables created with the table.el package in org-mode
> buffers, with mixed success when it comes to export and publishing.
Notice however

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On 21/12/2020 00:15, Bastien wrote:
> Would it be so bad if org-mode decides to stop supporting table.el tables?
> 
> I don't see the benefit of supporting both Org tables and tables.el tables,
> and it calls for confusion.

There is org-table-wrap-region function that could help to type text
occupying several cell, but the result will not become single cell 
during export.

I have seen several threads related to multiline cells, e.g.

https://orgmode.org/list/f2e9aaacd51ee95dcc696ed9485741dde1067340.camel@sindominio.net/T/#u
org-cell in org-table with a list or a new paragraph

or proposal of another extension:

https://orgmode.org/list/87k0v361x9.fsf@gmail.com
Tables: missing multi-col/row syntax

As to MultiMarkdown, the link that you posted says

> Cell content must be on one line only

Personally I do not mind to have paragraph-like cells, but I am afraid 
that it requires a lot of work to support export, feeding src blocks, 
alignment.