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On 2013-10-28 22:53, ishi soichi wrote:
> Emacs 24.3
> org-mode 7.8.11
>=20
> I am trying to export org file into html, and the result html needs to
> show a table rather than a list.
>=20
> I understand that
>=20
> |-----+-----|
> | =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 |
> | =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 |
> ....
>=20
> would export itself into a table. =C2=A0But this form of contents is no=
t
> easy to read and edit, though it might be my personal preference.
> I prefer,=C2=A0
>=20
> * ....
> -=C2=A0
> -=C2=A0
>=20
> style.=C2=A0
>=20
> Is there anyway to export the org list into an html table?

Short answer, no. You could play around with the css display:
attribute (table, table-row, table-cell), but a table is inherently
2-d and a list 1-d.

rick