Feature request: rendering of YAML header as table

[akharrou]

Hello,

Would it be possible to have an option to render the YAML header part as a table, maybe separated with a horizontal rule (line) ? Or maybe you can come up with even better :D

E.g.:

YAML header:

Title: My Title
Author: Steve jobs
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Abstract: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Quisque id diam vel quam elementum pulvinar. Orci nulla pellentesque dignissim enim. Magna fringilla urna porttitor rhoncus dolor purus. Mollis nunc sed id semper risus in hendrerit gravida rutrum."

Becomes (equivalent markdown rendering):

|||
|-|-|
**Title** | My Title
**Author** | Steve jobs
**Date** | Tuesday, March 23, 2021
**Abstract** | "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Quisque id diam vel quam elementum pulvinar. Orci nulla pellentesque dignissim enim. Magna fringilla urna porttitor rhoncus dolor purus. Mollis nunc sed id semper risus in hendrerit gravida rutrum."

Renders as:

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I feel this is much more readable. Thank you so much for your extension !

[sbarex]

It actually looks better that way, but this change takes more work to do.

At the moment when a YAML header is detected, it is simply encapsulated inside a fenced code block ( ```yaml).

This change instead requires parsing the YAML header and then formatting it as a table. It is possible, but it takes some time to do it...

[sbarex]

Hi @akharrou, I'm implementing this feature.

I have a question for you: Does the text in the yaml header need to be shown as plain text or can it contain markdown formatting to interpret?

[akharrou]

Hi @akharrou, I'm implementing this feature.

I have a question for you: Does the text in the yaml header need to be shown as plain text or can it contain markdown formatting to interpret?

I think it's just plaintext.

[sbarex]

On the release 1.0.1 I have added the support for YAML inside a table. Also nested tables are supported.