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+# Non regression tests for issue TODO
+# -- TODO copy-paste issue description
+#
+# Syntax: https://github.com/junegunn/vader.vim#syntax-of-vader-file
+# Run: bash run_tests.sh -v -t vader -n vim_7.3.429 -f issue_example.vader
+
+Given vimwiki (Empty file):
+
+
+Execute (Set vimwiki property rxTableSep):
+  call SetSyntax('markdown')
+  call vimwiki#vars#set_syntaxlocal('rxTableSep', '│' )
+  AssertEqual '│', vimwiki#vars#get_syntaxlocal('rxTableSep'), "Conf has been changed"
+  
+
+Execute(VimwikiTable):
+  VimwikiTable
+
+Expect (Unicode table created):
+  
+  │   │   │   │   │   │
+  │---│---│---│---│---│
+  │   │   │   │   │   │
+
+
+Given vimwiki (Unicode table):
+  │ bla bla bla   │   │   │   │   │
+  │---│---│---│---│---│
+  │   │   │   │   │   │
+
+
+Execute (Rename file wiki_test.md for table expand):
+  file wiki_test.md
+  call SetSyntax('markdown')
+  call vimwiki#vars#set_syntaxlocal('rxTableSep', '│' )
+
+
+Do (Expand table):
+  :AssertEqual '│', vimwiki#vars#get_syntaxlocal('rxTableSep'), "Conf has been changed"\<Cr>
+  A
+
+Expect (Unicode table expanded):
+  │ bla bla bla │   │   │   │   │
+  │-------------│---│---│---│---│
+  │             │   │   │   │   │