There is no way to format a markdown/pandoc table to publication quality. () can generate tables in markdown(default), LaTeX, HTML, pandoc & rst. Gap includes: Complex tables, formatted texts, textbox, checkbox, etc Complex tables: Second-level header, highlighted row etc. Colored text is not something you can do with pure markdown. Markdown was not designed to solve everything. Thus, **Markdown’s formatting syntax only addresses issues that can be conveyed in plain text**. HTML is a publishing format Markdown is a writing format. The idea for Markdown is to make it easy to read, write, and edit prose. In my opinion, HTML tags are already easy to insert.

The idea is not to create a syntax that makes it easier to insert HTML tags. Its syntax is very small, corresponding only to a very small subset of HTML tags. > Markdown is not a replacement for HTML, or even close to it. RStudio Addin & External Services to improve writing experience **Document elements that drop beyond the scope of markdown** # Three Categories of R Markdown extensions YAML options -> Pandoc options -> Pandoc template knitr::asis_output(): *Render string (usually LaTeX/html) 'asis' in rmarkdown* knitr::knit_print(): *Define Custom Print method in rmarkdown for R class* > R Markdown (.Rmd) -> knit() -> Markdown(.md) -> pandoc -> html, pdf, etc. Class: center, middle, inverse, title-slideīody

R markdown table