Added support for tables in markdown reader and in LaTeX,

DocBook, and HTML writers.  The syntax is documented in
README.  Tests have been added to the test suite.


git-svn-id: https://pandoc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@493 788f1e2b-df1e-0410-8736-df70ead52e1b

21 files changed, 1033 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 23290fadd..8abdad6a9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -471,6 +471,71 @@ they cannot contain multiple paragraphs).  The syntax is as follows:
 
 Inline and regular footnotes may be mixed freely.
 
+Tables
+------
+
+Two kinds of tables may be used.  Both kinds presuppose the use of
+a fixed-width font, such as Courier.  Currently only the HTML,
+Docbook, and LaTeX writers support tables.
+
+Simple tables look like this:
+
+      Right     Left     Center     Default   
+    -------     ------ ----------   -------   
+         12     12        12            12    
+        123     123       123          123    
+          1     1          1             1    
+
+    Table:  Demonstration of simple table syntax.
+
+The headers and table rows must each fit on one line.  Column
+alignments are determined by the position of the header text relative
+to the dashed line below it:[^2]
+
+  - If the dashed line is flush with the header text on the right side
+    but extends beyond it on the left, the column is right-aligned.
+  - If the dashed line is flush with the header text on the left side 
+    but extends beyond it on the right, the column is left-aligned.
+  - If the dashed line extends beyond the header text on both sides,
+    the column is centered.
+  - If the dashed line is flush with the header text on both sides,
+    the default alignment is used (in most cases, this will be left).
+
+[^2]:  This scheme is due to Michel Fortin, who proposed it on the
+    Markdown discussion list: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/markdown-discuss/2005-March/001097.html>
+
+The table must end with a blank line.  Optionally, a caption may be
+provided (as illustrated in the example above).  A caption is a paragraph
+beginning with the string `Table:`, which will be stripped off.
+
+The table parser pays attention to the widths of the columns, and
+the writers try to reproduce these relative widths in the output.
+So, if you find that one of the columns is too narrow in the output,
+try widening it in the markdown source.
+
+Multiline tables allow headers and table rows to span multiple lines
+of text.  Here is an example:
+
+    ---------------------------------------------------------------
+     Centered   Left             Right
+      Header    Aligned        Aligned  Default aligned
+    ----------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------------
+       First    row               12.0  Example of a row that spans
+                                        multiple lines.
+
+       Second   row                5.0  Here's another one.  Note
+                                        the blank line between rows.
+    ---------------------------------------------------------------
+  
+    Table:  Optional caption.  This, too, may span multiple
+    lines.
+
+These work like simple tables, but with the following differences:
+
+  - They must begin with a row of dashes, before the header text.
+  - They must end with a row of dashes, then a blank line.
+  - The rows must be separated by blank lines. 
+
 Embedded HTML
 -------------
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 29de84cd2..85f9e2cb2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+pandoc (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  [ John MacFarlane ]
+
+  * Added support for simple and multiline tables to markdown reader,
+    LaTeX writer, DocBook writer, and HTML writer.  Added tests and
+    documentation in README.
+
 pandoc (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ John MacFarlane ]
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
index 0ca1e5ca5..f3c70c472 100644
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import Text.Pandoc.Writers.DefaultHeaders ( defaultHtmlHeader,
 import Text.Pandoc.Definition
 import Text.Pandoc.Shared
 import Text.Regex ( mkRegex, matchRegex )
-import System.Environment ( getArgs, getProgName )
+import System.Environment ( getArgs, getProgName, getEnvironment )
 import System.Exit ( exitWith, ExitCode (..) )
 import System.Console.GetOpt
 import System.IO
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import Char ( toLower )
 import Control.Monad ( (>>=) )
 
 version :: String
-version = "0.3"
+version = "0.4"
 
 copyrightMessage :: String
 copyrightMessage = "\nCopyright (C) 2006 John MacFarlane\nWeb:  http://sophos.berkeley.edu/macfarlane/pandoc\nThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is no\nwarranty, not even for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose."
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ main = do
               then return stdout 
               else openFile outputFile WriteMode
 
+  environment <- getEnvironment
+  let columns = case lookup "COLUMNS" environment of
+                 Just cols -> read cols
+                 Nothing   -> stateColumns defaultParserState
+
   let tabFilter = if preserveTabs then id else (tabsToSpaces tabStop)
   let addBlank str = str ++ "\n\n"
   let removeCRs str = filter (/= '\r') str  -- remove DOS-style line endings
@@ -435,6 +440,7 @@ main = do
                               stateTabStop    = tabStop, 
                               stateStandalone = standalone && (not strict),
                               stateSmart      = smart || writerName' == "latex",
+                              stateColumns    = columns,
                               stateStrict     = strict }
   let csslink = if (css == "")
                    then "" 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
index 2313b1ef1..d16309b4e 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ data Meta   = Meta [Inline] -- title
                    String   -- date
               deriving (Eq, Show, Read)
 
+-- | Alignment of a table column.
+data Alignment = AlignLeft 
+               | AlignRight 
+               | AlignCenter 
+               | AlignDefault deriving (Eq, Show, Read)
+
 -- | Block element.
 data Block  
     = Plain [Inline]        -- ^ Plain text, not a paragraph
@@ -57,6 +63,11 @@ data Block
     | HorizontalRule        -- ^ Horizontal rule
     | Note String [Block]   -- ^ Footnote or endnote - reference (string),
                             -- text (list of blocks)
+    | Table [Inline]        -- ^ Table caption,
+            [Alignment]     -- column alignments,
+            [Float]         -- column widths (relative to page),
+            [[Block]]       -- column headers, and 
+            [[[Block]]]     -- rows
     deriving (Eq, Read, Show)
                
 -- | Target for a link:  either a URL or an indirect (labeled) reference.
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
index 4e6a7b39c..1a77a5958 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Readers.Markdown (
                                      readMarkdown 
                                     ) where
 
-import Data.List ( findIndex, sortBy )
+import Data.List ( findIndex, sortBy, transpose )
 import Data.Char ( isAlphaNum )
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Pandoc
 import Text.Pandoc.Definition
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ setextHChars = ['=','-']
 blockQuoteChar = '>'
 hyphenChar = '-'
 ellipsesChar = '.'
+listColSepChar = '|'
 
 -- treat these as potentially non-text when parsing inline:
 specialChars = [escapeChar, labelStart, labelEnd, emphStart, emphEnd,
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ indentSpaces = do
   state <- getState
   let tabStop = stateTabStop state
   count tabStop (char ' ') <|> 
-    (do{skipNonindentSpaces; string "\t"}) <?> "indentation"
+    (do{nonindentSpaces; string "\t"}) <?> "indentation"
 
-skipNonindentSpaces = do
+nonindentSpaces = do
   state <- getState
   let tabStop = stateTabStop state
   choice (map (\n -> (try (count n (char ' ')))) (reverse [0..(tabStop - 1)]))
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ parseMarkdown = do
 
 parseBlocks = manyTill block eof
 
-block = choice [ codeBlock, note, referenceKey, header, hrule, list, 
+block = choice [ header, table, codeBlock, note, referenceKey, hrule, list, 
                  blockQuote, htmlBlock, rawLaTeXEnvironment', para,
                  plain, blankBlock, nullBlock ] <?> "block"
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ emacsBoxQuote = try (do
   return raw)
 
 emailBlockQuoteStart = try (do
-  skipNonindentSpaces
+  nonindentSpaces
   char blockQuoteChar
   option ' ' (char ' ')
   return "> ")
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ list = choice [ bulletList, orderedList ] <?> "list"
 
 bulletListStart = try (do
   option ' ' newline -- if preceded by a Plain block in a list context
-  skipNonindentSpaces
+  nonindentSpaces
   notFollowedBy' hrule  -- because hrules start out just like lists
   oneOf bulletListMarkers
   spaceChar
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ bulletListStart = try (do
 
 orderedListStart = try (do
   option ' ' newline -- if preceded by a Plain block in a list context
-  skipNonindentSpaces
+  nonindentSpaces
   many1 digit <|> (do{failIfStrict; count 1 letter})
   delim <- oneOf orderedListDelimiters
   if delim /= '.' then failIfStrict else return ()
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ rawHtmlBlocks = try (do
 --
 
 referenceKey = try (do
-  skipNonindentSpaces
+  nonindentSpaces
   label <- reference
   char labelSep
   skipSpaces
@@ -523,6 +524,150 @@ rawLaTeXEnvironment' = do
   failIfStrict
   rawLaTeXEnvironment
 
+--
+-- Tables
+-- 
+
+-- | Parse a dashed line with optional trailing spaces; return its length
+--   and the length including trailing space.
+dashedLine ch = do
+    dashes <- many1 (char ch)
+    sp     <- many spaceChar
+    return $ (length dashes, length $ dashes ++ sp)
+
+-- | Parse a table header with dashed lines of '-' preceded by 
+--   one line of text.
+simpleTableHeader = do
+    rawContent  <- anyLine
+    initSp      <- nonindentSpaces
+    dashes      <- many1 (dashedLine '-')
+    newline
+    let (lengths, lines) = unzip dashes
+    let indices  = scanl (+) (length initSp) lines
+    let rawHeads = tail $ splitByIndices (init indices) rawContent
+    let aligns   = zipWith alignType (map (\a -> [a]) rawHeads) lengths
+    return $ (rawHeads, aligns, indices)
+
+-- | Parse a table footer - dashed lines followed by blank line.
+tableFooter = try $ do
+    nonindentSpaces
+    many1 (dashedLine '-')
+    blanklines
+
+-- | Parse a table separator - dashed line.
+tableSep = try $ do
+    nonindentSpaces
+    many1 (dashedLine '-')
+    string "\n"
+
+-- | Parse a raw line and split it into chunks by indices.
+rawTableLine indices = do
+    notFollowedBy' (blanklines <|> tableFooter)
+    line <- many1Till anyChar newline
+    return $ map removeLeadingTrailingSpace $ tail $ 
+             splitByIndices (init indices) line
+
+-- | Parse a table line and return a list of lists of blocks (columns).
+tableLine indices = try $ do
+    rawline <- rawTableLine indices
+    mapM (parseFromStr (many plain)) rawline
+
+-- | Parse a multiline table row and return a list of blocks (columns).
+multilineRow indices = try $ do
+    colLines <- many1 (rawTableLine indices)
+    option "" blanklines
+    let cols = map unlines $ transpose colLines
+    mapM (parseFromStr (many plain)) cols
+
+-- | Calculate relative widths of table columns, based on indices
+widthsFromIndices :: Int     -- ^ Number of columns on terminal
+                  -> [Int]   -- ^ Indices
+                  -> [Float] -- ^ Fractional relative sizes of columns
+widthsFromIndices _ [] = []  
+widthsFromIndices numColumns indices = 
+    let lengths = zipWith (-) indices (0:indices)
+        totLength = sum lengths
+        quotient = if totLength > numColumns
+                     then fromIntegral totLength
+                     else fromIntegral numColumns
+        fracs = map (\l -> (fromIntegral l) / quotient) lengths in
+    tail fracs
+
+-- | Parses a table caption:  inlines beginning with 'Table:'
+--   and followed by blank lines
+tableCaption = try $ do
+    nonindentSpaces
+    string "Table:"
+    result <- many1 inline
+    blanklines
+    return $ normalizeSpaces result
+
+-- | Parse a table using 'headerParser', 'lineParser', and 'footerParser'
+tableWith headerParser lineParser footerParser = try $ do
+    (rawHeads, aligns, indices) <- headerParser
+    lines <- many1Till (lineParser indices) footerParser
+    caption <- option [] tableCaption
+    heads <- mapM (parseFromStr (many plain)) rawHeads
+    state <- getState
+    let numColumns = stateColumns state
+    let widths = widthsFromIndices numColumns indices
+    return $ Table caption aligns widths heads lines
+
+-- | Parse a simple table with '---' header and one line per row.
+simpleTable = tableWith simpleTableHeader tableLine blanklines
+
+-- | Parse a multiline table:  starts with row of '-' on top, then header
+--   (which may be multiline), then the rows,
+--   which may be multiline, separated by blank lines, and
+--   ending with a footer (dashed line followed by blank line).
+multilineTable = tableWith multilineTableHeader multilineRow tableFooter
+
+multilineTableHeader = try $ do
+    tableSep 
+    rawContent  <- many1 (do{notFollowedBy' tableSep; 
+                             many1Till anyChar newline})
+    initSp      <- nonindentSpaces
+    dashes      <- many1 (dashedLine '-')
+    newline
+    let (lengths, lines) = unzip dashes
+    let indices  = scanl (+) (length initSp) lines
+    let rawHeadsList = transpose $ map 
+                       (\ln -> tail $ splitByIndices (init indices) ln)
+                       rawContent
+    let rawHeads = map (joinWithSep " ") rawHeadsList
+    let aligns   = zipWith alignType rawHeadsList lengths
+    return $ ((map removeLeadingTrailingSpace rawHeads),
+             aligns, indices)
+
+-- | Returns the longest of a list of strings.
+longest :: [String] -> String
+longest [] = ""
+longest [x] = x
+longest (x:xs) =
+    if (length x) >= (maximum $ map length xs)
+      then x
+      else longest xs
+
+-- | Returns an alignment type for a table, based on a list of strings
+--   (the rows of the column header) and a number (the length of the
+--   dashed line under the rows.
+alignType :: [String] -> Int -> Alignment
+alignType []  len = AlignDefault
+alignType strLst len =
+    let str        = longest $ map removeTrailingSpace strLst
+        leftSpace  = if null str then False else ((str !! 0) `elem` " \t")
+        rightSpace = (length str < len || (str !! (len - 1)) `elem` " \t") in
+    case (leftSpace, rightSpace) of
+        (True,  False)   -> AlignRight
+        (False, True)    -> AlignLeft
+        (True, True)     -> AlignCenter
+        (False, False)   -> AlignDefault
+
+table = do
+    failIfStrict
+    result <- simpleTable <|> multilineTable <?> "table"
+    return result
+
 -- 
 -- inline
 --
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
index 624f573de..8ee990827 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Utility functions and definitions used by the various Pandoc modules.
 module Text.Pandoc.Shared ( 
                      -- * List processing
                      splitBy,
+                     splitByIndices,
                      -- * Text processing
                      gsub,
                      joinWithSep,
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ data ParserState = ParserState
       stateDate            :: String,        -- ^ Date of document
       stateStrict          :: Bool,          -- ^ Use strict markdown syntax
       stateSmart           :: Bool,          -- ^ Use smart typography
+      stateColumns         :: Int,           -- ^ Number of columns in
+                                             -- terminal (used for tables)
       stateHeaderTable     :: [HeaderType]   -- ^ List of header types used,
                                              -- in what order (rst only)
     }
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ defaultParserState =
                   stateDate            = [],
                   stateStrict          = False,
                   stateSmart           = False,
+                  stateColumns         = 80,
                   stateHeaderTable     = [] }
 
 -- | Indent string as a block.
@@ -292,6 +296,13 @@ splitBy sep lst =
       rest'         = dropWhile (== sep) rest in
   first:(splitBy sep rest')
 
+-- | Split list into chunks divided at specified indices.
+splitByIndices :: [Int] -> [a] -> [[a]]
+splitByIndices [] lst = [lst]
+splitByIndices (x:xs) lst =
+    let (first, rest) = splitAt x lst in
+    first:(splitByIndices (map (\y -> y - x)  xs) rest)
+
 -- | Normalize a list of inline elements: remove leading and trailing
 -- @Space@ elements, and collapse double @Space@s into singles.
 normalizeSpaces :: [Inline] -> [Inline]
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
index e67b91fcd..ec3801a9a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
@@ -151,7 +151,39 @@ blockToDocbook opts (RawHtml str) = text str -- raw XML block
 blockToDocbook opts HorizontalRule = empty -- not semantic
 blockToDocbook opts (Note _ _) = empty -- shouldn't occur
 blockToDocbook opts (Key _ _) = empty  -- shouldn't occur
-blockToDocbook opts _ = inTagsIndented "para" (text "Unknown block type")
+blockToDocbook opts (Table caption aligns widths headers rows) =
+  let alignStrings = map alignmentToString aligns
+      captionDoc   = if null caption
+                      then empty
+                      else inTagsIndented "caption" 
+                           (inlinesToDocbook opts caption)
+      tableType   = if isEmpty captionDoc then "informaltable" else "table" in
+  inTagsIndented tableType $ captionDoc $$
+  (colHeadsToDocbook opts alignStrings widths headers) $$ 
+  (vcat $ map (tableRowToDocbook opts alignStrings) rows)
+
+colHeadsToDocbook opts alignStrings widths headers =
+  let heads = zipWith3
+              (\align width item -> tableItemToDocbook opts "th" align width item) 
+              alignStrings widths headers in
+  inTagsIndented "tr" $ vcat heads
+
+alignmentToString alignment = case alignment of
+                                 AlignLeft -> "left"
+                                 AlignRight -> "right"
+                                 AlignCenter -> "center"
+                                 AlignDefault -> "left"
+
+tableRowToDocbook opts aligns cols =
+  inTagsIndented "tr" $ vcat $ zipWith3 (tableItemToDocbook opts "td") aligns (repeat 0) cols
+
+tableItemToDocbook opts tag align width item =
+  let attrib = [("align", align)] ++ 
+               if (width /= 0) 
+                 then [("style", "{width: " ++ 
+                                 show (truncate (100*width)) ++ "%;}")]
+                 else [] in 
+  inTags True tag attrib $ vcat $ map (blockToDocbook opts) item
 
 -- | Put string in CDATA section
 cdata :: String -> Doc
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
index e119a5c87..d38a57556 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
@@ -186,6 +186,38 @@ blockToHtml opts (Header level lst) =
   if ((level > 0) && (level <= 6))
       then inTagsSimple ("h" ++ show level) contents 
       else inTagsSimple "p" contents 
+blockToHtml opts (Table caption aligns widths headers rows) =
+  let alignStrings = map alignmentToString aligns
+      captionDoc   = if null caption
+                       then empty
+                       else inTagsSimple "caption" 
+                            (inlineListToHtml opts caption) in
+  inTagsIndented "table" $ captionDoc $$ 
+  (colHeadsToHtml opts alignStrings widths headers) $$ 
+  (vcat $ map (tableRowToHtml opts alignStrings) rows)
+
+colHeadsToHtml opts alignStrings widths headers =
+  let heads = zipWith3
+              (\align width item -> tableItemToHtml opts "th" align width item) 
+              alignStrings widths headers in
+  inTagsIndented "tr" $ vcat heads
+
+alignmentToString alignment = case alignment of
+                                 AlignLeft -> "left"
+                                 AlignRight -> "right"
+                                 AlignCenter -> "center"
+                                 AlignDefault -> "left"
+
+tableRowToHtml opts aligns cols =
+  inTagsIndented "tr" $ vcat $ zipWith3 (tableItemToHtml opts "td") aligns (repeat 0) cols
+
+tableItemToHtml opts tag align width item =
+  let attrib = [("align", align)] ++ 
+               if (width /= 0) 
+                 then [("style", "{width: " ++ 
+                                 show (truncate (100*width)) ++ "%;}")]
+                 else [] in 
+  inTags False tag attrib $ vcat $ map (blockToHtml opts) item
 
 listItemToHtml :: WriterOptions -> [Block] -> Doc
 listItemToHtml opts list = 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index aca72535d..db7af223d 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Writers.LaTeX (
                                  ) where
 import Text.Pandoc.Definition
 import Text.Pandoc.Shared
+import Text.Printf ( printf )
 import List ( (\\) )
 
 -- | Convert Pandoc to LaTeX.
@@ -123,6 +124,38 @@ blockToLaTeX notes (Header level lst) =
        then "\\" ++ (concat (replicate (level - 1) "sub")) ++ "section{" ++ 
             (inlineListToLaTeX notes (deVerb lst)) ++ "}\n\n"
        else (inlineListToLaTeX notes lst) ++ "\n\n"
+blockToLaTeX notes (Table caption aligns widths heads rows) =
+    let colWidths = map printDecimal widths
+        colDescriptors = concat $ zipWith
+                                  (\width align -> ">{\\PBS" ++ 
+                                  (case align of 
+                                         AlignLeft -> "\\raggedright"
+                                         AlignRight -> "\\raggedleft"
+                                         AlignCenter -> "\\centering"
+                                         AlignDefault -> "\\raggedright") ++
+                                  "\\hspace{0pt}}p{" ++ width ++ 
+                                  "\\textwidth}")
+                                  colWidths aligns
+        headers        = tableRowToLaTeX notes heads 
+        captionText    = inlineListToLaTeX notes caption 
+        tableBody      = "\\begin{tabular}{" ++ colDescriptors ++ "}\n" ++
+                         headers ++ "\\hline\n" ++ 
+                         (concatMap (tableRowToLaTeX notes) rows) ++ 
+                         "\\end{tabular}\n" 
+        centered str   = "\\begin{center}\n" ++ str ++ "\\end{center}\n" in
+    if null captionText
+      then centered tableBody ++ "\n"
+      else "\\begin{table}[h]\n" ++ centered tableBody ++ "\\caption{" ++
+           captionText ++ "}\n" ++ "\\end{table}\n\n" 
+      
+
+printDecimal :: Float -> String
+printDecimal = printf "%.2f" 
+
+tableColumnWidths notes cols = map (length . (concatMap (blockToLaTeX notes))) cols
+
+tableRowToLaTeX notes cols = joinWithSep " & " (map (concatMap (blockToLaTeX notes)) cols) ++ "\\\\\n"
+
 listItemToLaTeX notes list = "\\item " ++ 
     (concatMap (blockToLaTeX notes) list) 
 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
index 343942421..0e7704510 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ blockToMarkdown tabStop (OrderedList lst) =
 blockToMarkdown tabStop HorizontalRule = text "\n* * * * *\n"
 blockToMarkdown tabStop (Header level lst) = text ((replicate level '#') ++ 
   " ") <> (inlineListToMarkdown lst) <> (text "\n")
+blockToMarkdown tabStop (Table caption _ _ headers rows) =
+  blockToMarkdown tabStop (Para [Str "pandoc: TABLE unsupported in Markdown writer"])
+
+
 bulletListItemToMarkdown tabStop list = 
   hang (text "-  ") tabStop (vcat (map (blockToMarkdown tabStop) list))
 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
index 7e1581908..b6802ffa2 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ blockToRST tabStop (Header level lst) =
   let headerChar = if (level > 5) then ' ' else "=-~^'" !! (level - 1) in
   let border = text $ replicate headerLength headerChar in
   (headerText <> char '\n' <> border <> char '\n', refs)
+blockToRST tabStop (Table caption _ _ headers rows) =
+  blockToRST tabStop (Para [Str "pandoc: TABLE unsupported in RST writer"])
+
 
 -- | Convert bullet list item (list of blocks) to reStructuredText.
 -- Returns a pair of 'Doc', the first the main text, the second references
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
index 20f06d21b..b53e39cb2 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ blockToRTF notes indent HorizontalRule =
 blockToRTF notes indent (Header level lst) = 
   rtfPar indent 0 ("\\b \\fs" ++ (show (40 - (level * 4))) ++ " " ++ 
   (inlineListToRTF notes lst))
+blockToRTF notes indent (Table caption _ _ headers rows) = 
+  blockToRTF notes indent (Para [Str "pandoc: TABLE unsupported in RST writer"])
 
 -- | Ensure that there's the same amount of space after compact
 -- lists as after regular lists.
diff --git a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
index b55ceb23d..a825ef8ff 100644
--- a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
+++ b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ module Text.ParserCombinators.Pandoc (
                                       enclosed,
                                       blankBlock,
                                       nullBlock,
-                                      stringAnyCase
+                                      stringAnyCase,
+                                      parseFromStr
                                      ) where
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
 import Text.Pandoc.Definition
@@ -138,3 +139,14 @@ stringAnyCase (x:xs) = try (do
   firstChar <- choice [ char (toUpper x), char (toLower x) ]
   rest <- stringAnyCase xs
   return (firstChar:rest))
+
+-- | Parse contents of 'str' using 'parser' and return result.
+parseFromStr :: GenParser tok st a -> [tok] -> GenParser tok st a
+parseFromStr parser str = try $ do
+  oldInput <- getInput
+  setInput str
+  result <- parser
+  setInput oldInput
+  return result
+
+
diff --git a/src/headers/LaTeXHeader b/src/headers/LaTeXHeader
index d50bf8ae3..f808ef80f 100644
--- a/src/headers/LaTeXHeader
+++ b/src/headers/LaTeXHeader
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 \usepackage{ucs}
 \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{array}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 % This is needed for code blocks in footnotes:
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
 \VerbatimFootnotes
+% This is needed because raggedright in table elements redefines //:
+\newcommand{\PreserveBackslash}[1]{\let\temp=\\#1\let\\=\temp}
+\let\PBS=\PreserveBackslash
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index 754b6e75e..44b56f844 100644
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $verbose = 1;
 my $diffexists = `which diff`;
 if ($diffexists eq "") { die "diff not found in path.\n"; }
 
-my $script  = "./pandoc";
+my $script  = "COLUMNS=78 ./pandoc";
 
 use Getopt::Long;
 GetOptions("script=s" => \$script);
@@ -73,12 +73,29 @@ print "Testing -H -B -A -c options...";
 `$script -r native -s -w html -H insert -B insert -A insert -c main.css s5.native > tmp.html`;
 test_results("-B, -A, -H, -c options", "tmp.html", "s5.inserts.html");
 
+print "Testing tables:\n";
+print "   html writer...";
+`$script -r native -w html tables.native > tmp.html`;
+test_results("html table writer", "tmp.html", "tables.html");
+
+print "   latex writer...";
+`$script -r native -w latex tables.native > tmp.tex`;
+test_results("latex table writer", "tmp.tex", "tables.tex");
+
+print "   docbook writer...";
+`$script -r native -w docbook tables.native > tmp.db`;
+test_results("docbook table writer", "tmp.db", "tables.db");
+
 print "\nReader tests:\n";
 
 print "Testing markdown reader...";
 `$script -r markdown -w native -s -S testsuite.txt > tmp.native`;
 test_results("markdown reader", "tmp.native", "testsuite.native");
 
+print "   tables...";
+`$script -r markdown -w native tables.txt > tmp.native`;
+test_results("markdown table reader", "tmp.native", "tables.native");
+
 print "Testing rst reader...";
 `$script -r rst -w native -s rst-reader.rst > tmp.native`;
 test_results("rst reader", "tmp.native", "rst-reader.native");
diff --git a/tests/tables.db b/tests/tables.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bb094307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tables.db
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+<para>
+  Simple table with caption:
+</para>
+<table>
+  <caption>
+    Demonstration of simple table syntax.
+  </caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">
+      Right
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">
+      Left
+    </th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">
+      Center
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">
+      Default
+    </th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<para>
+  Simple table without caption:
+</para>
+<informaltable>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">
+      Right
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">
+      Left
+    </th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">
+      Center
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">
+      Default
+    </th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</informaltable>
+<para>
+  Simple table indented two spaces:
+</para>
+<table>
+  <caption>
+    Demonstration of simple table syntax.
+  </caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">
+      Right
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">
+      Left
+    </th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">
+      Center
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">
+      Default
+    </th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      12
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      12
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      123
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      123
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="center">
+      1
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      1
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<para>
+  Multiline table with caption:
+</para>
+<table>
+  <caption>
+    Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.
+  </caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 15%;}">
+      Centered Header
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 13%;}">
+      Left Aligned
+    </th>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 16%;}">
+      Right Aligned
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 33%;}">
+      Default aligned
+    </th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">
+      First
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      row
+    </td>
+    <td align="right">
+      12.0
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">
+      Second
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      row
+    </td>
+    <td align="right">
+      5.0
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<para>
+  Multiline table without caption:
+</para>
+<informaltable>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 15%;}">
+      Centered Header
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 13%;}">
+      Left Aligned
+    </th>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 16%;}">
+      Right Aligned
+    </th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 33%;}">
+      Default aligned
+    </th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">
+      First
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      row
+    </td>
+    <td align="right">
+      12.0
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">
+      Second
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      row
+    </td>
+    <td align="right">
+      5.0
+    </td>
+    <td align="left">
+      Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</informaltable>
diff --git a/tests/tables.html b/tests/tables.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e145088d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tables.html
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<p>
+  Simple table with caption:
+</p>
+<table>
+  <caption>Demonstration of simple table syntax.</caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">Right</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">Left</th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">Center</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">Default</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+    <td align="center">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+    <td align="center">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+    <td align="center">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p>
+  Simple table without caption:
+</p>
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">Right</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">Left</th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">Center</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">Default</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+    <td align="center">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+    <td align="center">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+    <td align="center">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p>
+  Simple table indented two spaces:
+</p>
+<table>
+  <caption>Demonstration of simple table syntax.</caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 15%;}">Right</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 8%;}">Left</th>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 16%;}">Center</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 12%;}">Default</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+    <td align="center">12</td>
+    <td align="left">12</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+    <td align="center">123</td>
+    <td align="left">123</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="right">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+    <td align="center">1</td>
+    <td align="left">1</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p>
+  Multiline table with caption:
+</p>
+<table>
+  <caption>Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.</caption>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 15%;}">Centered Header</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 13%;}">Left Aligned</th>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 16%;}">Right Aligned</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 33%;}">Default aligned</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">First</td>
+    <td align="left">row</td>
+    <td align="right">12.0</td>
+    <td align="left">Example of a row that spans multiple lines.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">Second</td>
+    <td align="left">row</td>
+    <td align="right">5.0</td>
+    <td align="left">Here's another one. Note the blank line between
+                     rows.</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p>
+  Multiline table without caption:
+</p>
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th align="center" style="{width: 15%;}">Centered Header</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 13%;}">Left Aligned</th>
+    <th align="right" style="{width: 16%;}">Right Aligned</th>
+    <th align="left" style="{width: 33%;}">Default aligned</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">First</td>
+    <td align="left">row</td>
+    <td align="right">12.0</td>
+    <td align="left">Example of a row that spans multiple lines.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center">Second</td>
+    <td align="left">row</td>
+    <td align="right">5.0</td>
+    <td align="left">Here's another one. Note the blank line between
+                     rows.</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
diff --git a/tests/tables.native b/tests/tables.native
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7572dfdc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tables.native
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Pandoc (Meta [] [] "")
+[ Para [Str "Simple",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "with",Space,Str "caption:"]
+, Table [Str "Demonstration",Space,Str "of",Space,Str "simple",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "syntax",Str "."] [AlignRight,AlignLeft,AlignCenter,AlignDefault] [0.15,8.75e-2,0.1625,0.125] [[Plain [Str "Right"]],[Plain [Str "Left"]],[Plain [Str "Center"]],[Plain [Str "Default"]]] [[[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]]],[[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]]],[[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]]]]
+, Para [Str "Simple",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "without",Space,Str "caption:"]
+, Table [] [AlignRight,AlignLeft,AlignCenter,AlignDefault] [0.15,8.75e-2,0.1625,0.125] [[Plain [Str "Right"]],[Plain [Str "Left"]],[Plain [Str "Center"]],[Plain [Str "Default"]]] [[[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]]],[[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]]],[[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]]]]
+, Para [Str "Simple",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "indented",Space,Str "two",Space,Str "spaces:"]
+, Table [Str "Demonstration",Space,Str "of",Space,Str "simple",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "syntax",Str "."] [AlignRight,AlignLeft,AlignCenter,AlignDefault] [0.15,8.75e-2,0.1625,0.125] [[Plain [Str "Right"]],[Plain [Str "Left"]],[Plain [Str "Center"]],[Plain [Str "Default"]]] [[[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]],[Plain [Str "12"]]],[[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]],[Plain [Str "123"]]],[[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]],[Plain [Str "1"]]]]
+, Para [Str "Multiline",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "with",Space,Str "caption:"]
+, Table [Str "Here",Str "'",Str "s",Space,Str "the",Space,Str "caption",Str ".",Space,Str "It",Space,Str "may",Space,Str "span",Space,Str "multiple",Space,Str "lines",Str "."] [AlignCenter,AlignLeft,AlignRight,AlignLeft] [0.15,0.1375,0.1625,0.3375] [[Plain [Str "Centered",Space,Str "Header"]],[Plain [Str "Left",Space,Str "Aligned"]],[Plain [Str "Right",Space,Str "Aligned"]],[Plain [Str "Default",Space,Str "aligned"]]] [[[Plain [Str "First"]],[Plain [Str "row"]],[Plain [Str "12",Str ".",Str "0"]],[Plain [Str "Example",Space,Str "of",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "row",Space,Str "that",Space,Str "spans",Space,Str "multiple",Space,Str "lines",Str "."]]],[[Plain [Str "Second"]],[Plain [Str "row"]],[Plain [Str "5",Str ".",Str "0"]],[Plain [Str "Here",Str "'",Str "s",Space,Str "another",Space,Str "one",Str ".",Space,Str "Note",Space,Str "the",Space,Str "blank",Space,Str "line",Space,Str "between",Space,Str "rows",Str "."]]]]
+, Para [Str "Multiline",Space,Str "table",Space,Str "without",Space,Str "caption:"]
+, Table [] [AlignCenter,AlignLeft,AlignRight,AlignLeft] [0.15,0.1375,0.1625,0.3375] [[Plain [Str "Centered",Space,Str "Header"]],[Plain [Str "Left",Space,Str "Aligned"]],[Plain [Str "Right",Space,Str "Aligned"]],[Plain [Str "Default",Space,Str "aligned"]]] [[[Plain [Str "First"]],[Plain [Str "row"]],[Plain [Str "12",Str ".",Str "0"]],[Plain [Str "Example",Space,Str "of",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "row",Space,Str "that",Space,Str "spans",Space,Str "multiple",Space,Str "lines",Str "."]]],[[Plain [Str "Second"]],[Plain [Str "row"]],[Plain [Str "5",Str ".",Str "0"]],[Plain [Str "Here",Str "'",Str "s",Space,Str "another",Space,Str "one",Str ".",Space,Str "Note",Space,Str "the",Space,Str "blank",Space,Str "line",Space,Str "between",Space,Str "rows",Str "."]]]] ]
diff --git a/tests/tables.tex b/tests/tables.tex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cbb27385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tables.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+Simple table with caption:
+
+\begin{table}[h]
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{>{\PBS\raggedleft\hspace{0pt}}p{0.15\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.09\textwidth}>{\PBS\centering\hspace{0pt}}p{0.16\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.13\textwidth}}
+Right
+ & Left
+ & Center
+ & Default
+\\
+\hline
+12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+\\
+123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+\\
+1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+\\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+\caption{Demonstration of simple table syntax.}
+\end{table}
+
+Simple table without caption:
+
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{>{\PBS\raggedleft\hspace{0pt}}p{0.15\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.09\textwidth}>{\PBS\centering\hspace{0pt}}p{0.16\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.13\textwidth}}
+Right
+ & Left
+ & Center
+ & Default
+\\
+\hline
+12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+\\
+123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+\\
+1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+\\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+Simple table indented two spaces:
+
+\begin{table}[h]
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{>{\PBS\raggedleft\hspace{0pt}}p{0.15\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.09\textwidth}>{\PBS\centering\hspace{0pt}}p{0.16\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.13\textwidth}}
+Right
+ & Left
+ & Center
+ & Default
+\\
+\hline
+12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+ & 12
+\\
+123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+ & 123
+\\
+1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+ & 1
+\\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+\caption{Demonstration of simple table syntax.}
+\end{table}
+
+Multiline table with caption:
+
+\begin{table}[h]
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{>{\PBS\centering\hspace{0pt}}p{0.15\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.14\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedleft\hspace{0pt}}p{0.16\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.34\textwidth}}
+Centered Header
+ & Left Aligned
+ & Right Aligned
+ & Default aligned
+\\
+\hline
+First
+ & row
+ & 12.0
+ & Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
+\\
+Second
+ & row
+ & 5.0
+ & Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
+\\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+\caption{Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.}
+\end{table}
+
+Multiline table without caption:
+
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{>{\PBS\centering\hspace{0pt}}p{0.15\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.14\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedleft\hspace{0pt}}p{0.16\textwidth}>{\PBS\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{0.34\textwidth}}
+Centered Header
+ & Left Aligned
+ & Right Aligned
+ & Default aligned
+\\
+\hline
+First
+ & row
+ & 12.0
+ & Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
+\\
+Second
+ & row
+ & 5.0
+ & Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
+\\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
diff --git a/tests/tables.txt b/tests/tables.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73b3b9cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tables.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Simple table with caption:
+
+  Right     Left     Center     Default   
+-------     ------ ----------   -------   
+     12     12        12            12    
+    123     123       123          123    
+      1     1          1             1    
+
+Table:  Demonstration of simple table syntax.
+
+Simple table without caption:
+
+  Right     Left     Center     Default   
+-------     ------ ----------   -------   
+     12     12        12            12    
+    123     123       123          123    
+      1     1          1             1    
+
+Simple table indented two spaces:
+
+    Right     Left     Center     Default   
+  -------     ------ ----------   -------   
+       12     12        12            12    
+      123     123       123          123    
+        1     1          1             1    
+
+  Table:  Demonstration of simple table syntax.
+
+Multiline table with caption:
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+ Centered   Left             Right
+  Header    Aligned        Aligned  Default aligned
+----------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------------
+   First    row               12.0  Example of a row that spans
+                                    multiple lines.
+
+   Second   row                5.0  Here's another one.  Note
+                                    the blank line between rows.
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Table:  Here's the caption.
+It may span multiple lines.
+
+Multiline table without caption:
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+ Centered   Left             Right
+  Header    Aligned        Aligned  Default aligned
+----------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------------
+   First    row               12.0  Example of a row that spans
+                                    multiple lines.
+
+   Second   row                5.0  Here's another one.  Note
+                                    the blank line between rows.
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
diff --git a/tests/writer.latex b/tests/writer.latex
index af9aad6f9..f3ffeed62 100644
--- a/tests/writer.latex
+++ b/tests/writer.latex
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 \usepackage{ucs}
 \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{array}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 % This is needed for code blocks in footnotes:
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
 \VerbatimFootnotes
+% This is needed because raggedright in table elements redefines //:
+\newcommand{\PreserveBackslash}[1]{\let\temp=\\#1\let\\=\temp}
+\let\PBS=\PreserveBackslash
 \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
 \title{Pandoc Test Suite}
 \author{John MacFarlane\\Anonymous}