diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 23aa496..6dc124e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
               gedit
               python3
               meld
+              zip
             ];
           };
       });
diff --git a/test.md b/test.md
index b3d3959..33df2ac 100644
--- a/test.md
+++ b/test.md
@@ -30,6 +30,52 @@ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed auctor, nunc non fr
 
 
 
+
+<table markdown=1>
+tiptoe | 2
+
+3 | 4
+</table>
+
+
+
+
+
+<table markdown=1>
+tiptoe | 2
+3 | 4
+5 | 6
+[duh]
+</table>
+
+
+
+
+
+<table markdown=1>
+<tfoot>
+1 | 2
+<tbody>
+3 | 4
+<thead>
+5 | 6
+</table>
+
+
+
+
+
+<table markdown=1>
+1 | 2
+
+3 | 4
+
+5 | 6
+[duh]
+</table>
+
+
+
 <caption> <ol> <li> 1 <li> 2 <li> 3 </ol> | foo
 <caption>foo<thead> bar | baz
 | -
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index ea32cb2..62550b0 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
         I'm supposed to return the whole HTML.
         Including the <tr> if needed.
     """
+    print("do_table_line");
 
     print(f'line = "{line}"');
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
 
     passthrough_pattern = fr"(?:<{tags}(?:[\s]+[^>]*)?>|</{tags}>)";
 
-    start_tag_pattern = fr"<{state.section_tag}(?:[\s]+[^>]*)?>"
+    start_tag_pattern = fr"<(thead|tbody|tfoot)(?:[\s]+[^>]*)?>"
 
     open_tr_pattern = r"<tr(?:[\s]+[^<>]*)?>[\s]*";
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
 
     caption_sentinel_pattern = "(?:" + \
         '|'.join((cell_delimiter, passthrough_pattern, start_tag_pattern,
-            open_tr_pattern, open_caption_pattern)) + ")"
+            open_tr_pattern, open_caption_pattern, r'</?table.*')) + ")"
 
     already_open_tr = 0;
 
@@ -94,8 +95,13 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
         # Is it whatever our start tag is?
         if (m := re.match(start_tag_pattern, line)):
             # we'll pass this through, and remember that we don't need to do
-            # it ourselves
-            print("found our start tag");
+            # it ourselves also possibly close previous section also change
+            # "section_tag" to be thead
+            print(f"found our start tag: '{m.group(0)}'");
+
+            # if we're already open, close whatever that was
+            if state.already_opened_section:
+                out += f'</{state.section_tag}>' + "\n";
 
             out += m.group(0) + "\n";
 
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
 
             print(f'line = "{line}"');
 
+            state.section_tag = m.group(1);
             state.already_opened_section = 1;
 
             continue;
@@ -225,7 +232,6 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
                 line = line[1:];
 
                 print(f'line = "{line}"');
-          # elif (m := re.match(r"<([a-z]+)(?:[\s]+([^<>]*))?>", line)):
             elif (m := re.match(r"<(th|td)(?:[\s]+([^<>]*))?>", line)):
                 print("found opening HTML tag");
 
@@ -263,10 +269,10 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
                 line = line[len(m.group(0)):];
 
                 print(f'line = "{line}"');
-          # elif (m := re.match(r"<([a-z]+)", line)):
-          #     print("found HTML open, but it's incomplete? huh?! throwing!");
+            elif (m := re.match(r"<(th|td)", line)):
+                print("found HTML open, but it's incomplete? huh?! throwing!");
 
-          #     raise SyntaxError("could not find '>' for HTML open tag");
+                raise SyntaxError("could not find '>' for HTML open tag");
             elif column_index < len(state.column_info):
                 print("found nothing, defaulting to column info");
 
@@ -328,10 +334,6 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
                     line = line[len(m.group(0)):]
                     print(f'line = "{line}"');
                     print(f'depth = {depth}');
-                # elif (m := re.match(fr"</{tags}>", line)):
-                #     # ignore the closers for table parts, no passthrough
-                #     line = line[len(m.group(0)):]
-                #     print(f'line = "{line}"');
                 elif (m := re.match("<[a-z]+(?:\\s+[^<>]*)?>", line)):
                     content += m.group(0);
                     line = line[len(m.group(0)):]
@@ -373,83 +375,160 @@ def do_table_line(state, line):
 
     return out;
 
-def do_table(table_open_tag, header_lines, seperator_line, body_lines, optional_caption):
-
-    # handle explicit table tag?
-    if table_open_tag:
-        open_tag = table_open_tag + "\n";
-    else:
-        # otherwise, add a default one:
-        open_tag = "<table>" + "\n";
-
-    inner = "";
-
-    state = State(section_tag = "thead", default_cell_tag = "th");
-
-    # Process the header lines:
-    for line in header_lines:
-        html_table_line = do_table_line(state, line);
-
-        inner += html_table_line;
-
-    if state.already_opened_section:
-        inner += "</thead>" "\n";
-
-    # Handle line seperator:
-    column_info = parse_colinfo(seperator_line);
-
-    # Process the body lines:
-    for lines in body_lines:
-        state = State(section_tag = "tbody", \
-                      default_cell_tag = "td", \
-                      column_info = column_info);
-
-        for line in lines:
-            inner += do_table_line(state, line);
-
-        if state.already_opened_section:
-            inner += "</tbody>" "\n";
-
-    # Consider the optional caption.
-    # If it happens, it goes before everything else
-    if optional_caption:
-        inner = f"<caption> {optional_caption} </caption>\n" + inner;
-
-    close_tag = "</table>\n";
-
-    for o in inner.split("\n"):
-        print(o);
-
-    return "\n\n" + open_tag + inner + close_tag + "\n\n";
+# def do_table(table_open_tag, header_lines, seperator_line, body_lines, optional_caption):
+# 
+#     # handle explicit table tag?
+#     if table_open_tag:
+#         open_tag = table_open_tag + "\n";
+#     else:
+#         # otherwise, add a default one:
+#         open_tag = "<table>" + "\n";
+# 
+#     inner = "";
+# 
+#     state = State(section_tag = "thead", default_cell_tag = "th");
+# 
+#     # Process the header lines:
+#     for line in header_lines:
+#         inner = do_table_line(state, line);
+# 
+#     if state.already_opened_section:
+#         inner += f"</{state.section_tag}>" "\n";
+# 
+#     # Handle line seperator:
+#     column_info = parse_colinfo(seperator_line);
+# 
+#     # Process the body lines:
+#     for lines in body_lines:
+#         state = State(section_tag = "tbody", \
+#                       default_cell_tag = "td", \
+#                       column_info = column_info);
+# 
+#         for line in lines:
+#             inner += do_table_line(state, line);
+# 
+#         if state.already_opened_section:
+#             inner += f"</{state.section_tag}>" "\n";
+# 
+#     # Consider the optional caption.
+#     # If it happens, it goes before everything else
+#     if optional_caption:
+#         inner = f"<caption> {optional_caption} </caption>\n" + inner;
+# 
+#     close_tag = "</table>\n";
+# 
+#     for o in inner.split("\n"):
+#         print(o);
+# 
+#     return "\n\n" + open_tag + inner + close_tag + "\n\n";
 
 def handle_table(m):
     print("handle_table");
 
     matched = m.group(0);
 
-    print(f'matched = """{matched}"""');
-
     optional_table_open = m.group(1);
 
     one_or_more_header_lines = m.group(2);
 
+    header_lines = one_or_more_header_lines.strip().split("\n")
+
     seperator_line = m.group(3);
 
     one_or_more_body_lines = m.group(4);
 
+    body_lines = [e.strip().split("\n") for e in one_or_more_body_lines.strip().split("\n\n")]
+
     optional_caption = m.group(5);
 
     assert(seperator_line is not None)
 
     try:
-        return do_table(
-            optional_table_open,
-            one_or_more_header_lines.strip().split("\n"),
-            seperator_line,
-            [e.strip().split("\n")
-                for e in one_or_more_body_lines.strip().split("\n\n")],
-            optional_caption,
-        );
+        # handle explicit table tag?
+        if optional_table_open:
+            open_tag = optional_table_open + "\n";
+        else:
+            # otherwise, add a default one:
+            open_tag = "<table>" + "\n";
+
+        inner = "";
+
+        state = State(section_tag = "thead", default_cell_tag = "th");
+
+        # Process the header lines:
+        for line in header_lines:
+            inner = do_table_line(state, line);
+
+        if state.already_opened_section:
+            inner += f"</{state.section_tag}>" "\n";
+
+        # Handle line seperator:
+        column_info = parse_colinfo(seperator_line);
+
+        # Process the body lines:
+        for lines in body_lines:
+            state = State(section_tag = "tbody", \
+                          default_cell_tag = "td", \
+                          column_info = column_info);
+
+            for line in lines:
+                inner += do_table_line(state, line);
+
+            if state.already_opened_section:
+                inner += f"</{state.section_tag}>" "\n";
+
+        # Consider the optional caption.
+        # If it happens, it goes before everything else
+        if optional_caption:
+            inner = f"<caption> {optional_caption} </caption>\n" + inner;
+
+        close_tag = "</table>\n";
+
+        return "\n\n" + open_tag + inner + close_tag + "\n\n";
+    except SyntaxError as e:
+        print(f"caught syntax error: {e}");
+        print("moving on to next table...");
+        return m.group(0);
+
+def handle_table_no_sep(m):
+    print("handle_table_no_sep");
+
+    matched = m.group(0);
+
+    print(f'matched = """{matched}"""');
+
+    table_open_tag = m.group(1) + "\n";
+
+    one_or_more_body_lines = m.group(2);
+
+    body_lines = [e.strip().split("\n") for e in one_or_more_body_lines.strip().split("\n\n")]
+
+    optional_caption = m.group(3);
+
+    try:
+        inner = "";
+
+        # Process the body lines:
+        for lines in body_lines:
+            state = State(section_tag = "tbody", \
+                          default_cell_tag = "td", \
+                          column_info = []);
+
+            for line in lines:
+                inner += do_table_line(state, line);
+
+            if state.already_opened_section:
+                inner += f"</{state.section_tag}>" "\n";
+
+        # Consider the optional caption.
+        # If it happens, it goes before everything else
+        if optional_caption:
+            inner = f"<caption> {optional_caption} </caption>\n" + inner;
+
+        table_close_tag = "</table>\n";
+
+        return "\n\n" + table_open_tag + inner + table_close_tag + "\n\n";
+
     except SyntaxError as e:
         print(f"caught syntax error: {e}");
         print("moving on to next table...");
@@ -489,7 +568,7 @@ for o, c in product((1, 0), repeat=2):
         [\n]{{2}}
 
         # optional or required open table tag:
-        (?:(<table[\s]+[^<>]*markdown="1"[^<>]*>) \n){{{o},1}}
+        (?:(<table[\s]+[^<>]*markdown=(?:"1"|'1'|1)[^<>]*>) \n){{{o},1}}
 
         # zero or one or more header rows:
         ((?: {row} \n){{{1-o},}})
@@ -512,6 +591,28 @@ for o, c in product((1, 0), repeat=2):
 
     text = re.sub(table, handle_table, text, flags=re.VERBOSE)
 
+table = fr"""
+    # two blank lines:
+    [\n]{{2}}
+
+    # required open table tag:
+    (?:(<table[\s]+[^<>]*markdown=(?:"1"|'1'|1)[^<>]*>) \n)
+
+    # one or more body rows, with empty lines of one:
+    ((?: {row} [\n]{{1,2}})+)
+
+    # optional caption:
+    (?: \[ ([a-z0-9 "']+) \] \n)?
+
+    # required close table tag:
+    (?: </table> [\n])
+
+    # two blank lines:
+    [\n]{{2}}
+""";
+
+text = re.sub(table, handle_table_no_sep, text, flags=re.VERBOSE)
+
 text += """
 <style>
     table