How to post tables into postings?

[Greybeard]

Can anybody explain how I easily can post talbles like the following into my posts?

Step Rate | Sinking Current |    R to -12V   | max. displayed steps no. | Y-stretching-factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
normal    | min. -2.6 uA    | 4,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.06
normal    | max. -4.7 uA    | 2,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.15
slow      | min. -1.0 uA    |  11  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.05
slow      | max. -1.45 uA   |   8  Megaohm   |  10 + zero line          | 1.075

The "insert table" button does not really help me (for my understanding):

Step Rate | Sinking Current |    R to -12V   | max. displayed steps no. | Y-stretching-factor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ normal    | min. -2.6 uA    | 4,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.06 normal    | max. -4.7 uA    | 2,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.15 slow      | min. -1.0 uA    |  11  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.05 slow      | max. -1.45 uA   |   8  Megaohm   |  10 + zero line          | 1.075

I don't see much difference between the two tables (first one is just using non-proportional "teletype" font, second one is using "insert table" and non-proportional "teletype" font).


Problem:

The spacing between words in a line isn't displayed correctly when I type it in the forum editor, as it appears later in the post (no WYSIWYG view for non-proportional "teletype" font).

This is what it looks like when I enter the text:

Step Rate | Sinking Current |    R to -12V   | max. displayed steps no. | Y-stretchung-factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
normal    | min. -2.6 uA    | 4,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.06
normal    | max. -4.7 uA    | 2,5  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.15
slow      | min. -1.0 uA    |  11  Megaohm   |   9 + zero line          | 1.05
slow      | max. -1.45 uA   |   8  Megaohm   |  10 + zero line          | 1.075


How can I easily format tables in my posts without having to make countless corrections because of the spacing?

[Brumby]

Not exactly easily - but it goes like this:  (I've thrown in some font variations to show how it's handled)  Just use the quote function to see.

Step Rate	|	Sinking Current	|	R to -12V	|	max. displayed steps no.	|	Y-stretching-factor
normal	|	min. -2.6 uA	|	4,5  Megaohm	|	9 + zero line	|	1.06
normal	|	max. -4.7 uA	|	2,5  Megaohm	|	9 + zero line	|	1.15
slow	|	min. -1.0 uA	|	11  Megaohm	|	9 + zero line	|	1.05
slow	|	max. -1.45 uA	|	8  Megaohm	|	10 + zero line	|	1.075

[gamalot]

Step Rate	|  Sinking Current	|  R to -12V	|  max. displayed steps no.	|  Y-stretching-factor
normal	|  min. -2.6 uA	|  4,5 Megaohm	|  9 + zero line	|  1.06
normal	|  max. -4.7 uA	|  2,5 Megaohm	|  9 + zero line	|  1.15
slow	|  min. -1.0 uA	|  11 Megaohm	|  9 + zero line	|  1.05
slow	|  max. -1.45 uA	|  8 Megaohm	|  10 + zero line	|  1.075

[Greybeard]

Thank you, I got it finally.
The second example was more structured.

Test:

1. column	| 2. column	| 3. column	| 4. column	| 5. column
this	| is	| the	| second	| line
line tree:	| extraveryultralongword	| bli	| bla	| blub
0	|  1	|  2	|  3	|  4
5	|  6	|  7	|  8	|  9
10	|  11	|  12	|  13	|  14

OK, it works.
table /table, td /td or tr /tr seem to come from HTML (I'm not the coding guy...)?

But it is also not what I would call easy or "WYSIWYG".
I think if the table is not too big I stay with my "teletype font and including the spaces later" procedure or post a screenshot of my desktop spreadsheet program (Excel, LibreOffice...).