Patrik Svensson 003e15686f Add documentation for tables
Also moves "Colors" and "Styles" sections to appendix.
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Title: Markup
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In `Spectre.Console` there's a class called `Markup` that
allows you to output rich text to the console.
# Syntax
Console markup uses a syntax inspired by bbcode. If you write the style (see Styles)
in square brackets, e.g. `[bold red]`, that style will apply until it is closed with a `[/]`.
```csharp
AnsiConsole.Render(new Markup("[bold yellow]Hello[/] [red]World![/]"));
```
The `Markup` class implements `IRenderable` which means that you
can use this in tables, grids, and panels. Most classes that support
rendering of `IRenderable` also have overloads for rendering rich text.
```csharp
var table = new Table();
table.AddColumn(new TableColumn(new Markup("[yellow]Foo[/]")));
table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[blue]Bar[/]"));
```
# Convenience methods
There is also convenience methods on `AnsiConsole` that can be used
to write markup text to the console without instantiating a new `Markup`
instance.
```csharp
AnsiConsole.Markup("[underline green]Hello[/] ");
AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[bold]World[/]");
```
# Escaping format characters
To output a `[` you use `[[`, and to output a `]` you use `]]`.
```csharp
AnsiConsole.Markup("[[Hello]] "); // [Hello]
AnsiConsole.Markup("[red][[World]][/]"); // [World]
```
# Setting background color
You can set the background color in markup by prefixing the color with
`on`.
```
[bold yellow on blue]Hello[/]
[default on blue]World[/]
```
# Colors
For a list of colors, see the [Colors](xref:colors) appendix section.
# Styles
For a list of styles, see the [Styles](xref:styles) appendix section.