pandoc-columns

This filter supports the definition of columns in Markdown.

PDF sample	HTML sample

Installation

This package is available from Hackage, or as a Nix flake.

From Hackage

To install from Hackage, use cabal install. The package name is pandoc-columns.

In a Nix shell

Note: Flakes must be enabled in your Nix or NixOS installation.

One way to use the Nix flake is to create a shell.nix with pandoc and this package, like so:

with (import <nixpkgs> {});
let
  pandoc-include-plus = (builtins.getFlake git+https://codeberg.org/mhwombat/pandoc-include-plus).packages.${builtins.currentSystem}.default;
in
mkShell {
  buildInputs = [
    pandoc
    pandoc-columns
    # add any other software you want to use in the shell.
  ];
}

Enter the shell using nix-shell, and this package will be available for use.

In a Nix flake

Add pandoc-columns to your flake.nix:

{
  inputs.pandoc-columns.url = "github:mhwombat/pandoc-columns";

  outputs = { self, pandoc-columns }: {
    # Use in your outputs
  };
}

Defining tables

The Markdown that produced the above outputs is shown below.

::: columns
::::: column
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

* Mattis rhoncus urna neque viverra justo.
* Vitae aliquet nec ullamcorper sit amet risus nullam eget.
* Quis hendrerit dolor magna eget est lorem ipsum dolor.

:::::
::::: column
Elementum pulvinar etiam non quam lacus suspendisse faucibus.
Et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
Imperdiet nulla malesuada pellentesque elit eget gravida.
Maecenas pharetra convallis posuere morbi leo urna.
Purus non enim praesent elementum facilisis leo vel fringilla.
Egestas dui id ornare arcu.

Feugiat in fermentum posuere urna nec tincidunt praesent semper feugiat.
Nunc scelerisque viverra mauris in aliquam sem fringilla ut morbi.


:::::
::::: column
Risus nullam eget felis eget.
Tincidunt dui ut ornare lectus sit amet est placerat.
Lobortis mattis aliquam faucibus purus in massa tempor nec feugiat.

Faucibus vitae aliquet nec ullamcorper sit amet risus.
Viverra nam libero justo laoreet sit amet cursus.
:::::
:::

Transforming to other formats

You can process your Markdown document either using pandoc directly, or through Hakyll.

With Pandoc

Use this filter by adding --filter=pandoc-columns to your pandoc command. For example:

pandoc --filter=pandoc-linear-table myfile.md --output=myfile.pdf

With Hakyll

Use this filter as a transform in Hakyll. For example, you could modify site.hs, adding

import Text.Pandoc.Filters.Columns (transform)

and changing

pandocCompiler

pandocCompilerWithTransform defaultHakyllReaderOptions defaultHakyllWriterOptions transform

Related projects

columns, a Pandoc filter written in Lua