Re: simple table without formatting

On 20/02/2022 17:34, Guenter Milde via Docutils-users wrote:
> On 2022-02-20, Wols Lists wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
>>>> This is oh so simple with tabs or fixed width fonts - why do so many
>>>> modern systems find it almost impossible!
> 
> ...
> 
>> What I'm *transcribing* is a document where they DID force columns with
>> spaces and tabs :-)
> 
> You can, of course just do it this way: write your document with fixed-width
> font.
> 
> If you want this as part of a reStructuredText document (i.e. documentation
> done with Sphinx or Docutils), you must use "literal blocks"::
> 
>     Here       the
>     spacing    is     preserved.
>     
> You may also include a file "as is" with
> 
> .. include::  my-tabbed-document.txt
>     :literal:
>     
> But I recommend using a simple table, a field-list or a description list,
> IMV this looks and "behaves" better in a browser or on paper.
> 
Well, I think I'm giving up on most of this, at least until I can put 
this up where someone can actually debug the mess.

The reason I want to get rid of the grid lines is they basically screw 
up the display. But ":class: borderless" just seems to be a total waste 
of time!  Sorry, I do appreciate all the help, but it's just not doing 
anything!

So what is the correct syntax for declaring a literal block? And here's 
hoping it actually does what it claims!

Sorry, but I'm really getting totally jaded at getting absolutely no-where!

Here's hoping I won't be hassling you with more problems trying to get 
literal to work!

Cheers,
Wol