Tables and definition lists don't seem ideal when trying to render lists of settings. We would need something that mixes the convenience of tabular design with an approach that allow us to define lists à la MyST list-table directives or through YAML.
:::{list-table} Frozen Delights!
:widths: 15 10 30
:header-rows: 1
* - Treat
- Quantity
- Description
* - Albatross
- 2.99
- On a stick!
* - Crunchy Frog
- 1.49
- If we took the bones out, it wouldn't be
crunchy, now would it?
* - Gannet Ripple
- 1.99
- On a stick!
:::
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What problem are you trying to solve?
Tables and definition lists don't seem ideal when trying to render lists of settings. We would need something that mixes the convenience of tabular design with an approach that allow us to define lists à la MyST list-table directives or through YAML.
See: https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/syntax/tables.html#list-tables
Proposed Solution
A directive that allows us to render a table from a list, like this:
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