I am using org-mode version 8.2.2 and Emacs 24.2.1 on Windows 7 and have been struggling with the alignment of org-mode tables. Creating a simple table in org-mode using the build in editor gives me an unaligned table
| first col | second col | third col |
| some text | some other text | some numbers 333 |
| extra text row | extra text | |
| | | |
from my experience with ubuntu I should get aligned columns when I hit tab, as:
* unaligned table columns
| first col | second col | third col |
| some text | some other text | some numbers 333 |
| extra text row | extra text | |
| | | |The unaligment is persistent in agenda view.
Anyone experienced the same problem and found a solution?
if I paste the "unaligned table columns" into notepad++ the columns align in a correct way automatically
It sounds like you're using a proportional (non-monospaced) font in Emacs.
org-mode's table alignment is accomplished by adding spaces to cells as necessary, and assumes that all characters have an equal width. If you configure Emacs to use a monospaced font like Consolas, Monaco, or Source Code Pro, your tables should align properly.