Is there some escape sequence that can used to create line breaks when
org tables are converted to HTML?
reddit / emacs

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vfclists · 2022-07-27 15:37

I'm beginning to find the lack of multiple lines in org-tables very
limiting and it would be good to have some escape sequences which
would cause the lines to break when converted to HTML or some other
format.

Is there something like that for org tables, or would it be better to
learn to override how org mode translates table cells into html?

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redblobgames · 2022-07-27 23:11

I think there isn't an escape character. You can break out into html
but it's kind of awkward:

    | apple  | potato @@html:<br>@@ chips |
    | banana | cow                        |

You can also make an [org mode
macro](https://orgmode.org/manual/Macro-Replacement.html) which is
slightly better:

    #+MACRO: br @@html:<br>@@

    | apple  | potato {{{br}}} chips |
    | banana | cow                   |

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vfclists · 2022-07-28 01:06

Fantastic!!

How long has this feature been around?

I've been needing something like this for ages?

Is this a feature in the latest orgmode or something?

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DrReadIt · 2022-07-28 09:06

A long time.