Simple create a file(test.org) as below: ----------------------- # -*- mode: org; coding: utf-8-dos -*- #+TITLE: The title of my blog * Test ** Test #+begin_quote | test 1 | test 2 | test 3 #+end_quote ----------------------------- Try to open this file in emacs, the result is, the text in quote block is automatically add the vertical bar as below: -------------------------- #+begin_quote | test 1 | | test 2 | | test 3 | #+end_quote --------------------- It seems like a table relative bug, as the table format should not happen in "example" or "quote" or "src" block. Emacs : GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2011-09-04 on SHAN-PC Package: Org-mode version 7.8.03 current state: ============== (setq org-export-blocks '((src org-babel-exp-src-block nil) (comment org-export-blocks-format-comment t) (ditaa org-export-blocks-format-ditaa nil) (dot org-export-blocks-format-dot nil)) org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute-safely-maybe) org-src-fontify-natively t org-export-preprocess-before-selecting-backend-code-hook '(org-beamer-select-beamer-code) org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe org-src-native-tab-command-maybe) org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook org-babel-speed-command-hook) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-export-interblocks '((lob org-babel-exp-lob-one-liners) (src org-babel-exp-inline-src-blocks)) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-export-latex-format-toc-function 'org-export-latex-format-toc-default org-hide-leading-stars t org-export-preprocess-before-normalizing-links-hook '(org-remove-file-link-modifiers) org-blank-before-new-entry nil org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) org-startup-align-all-tables t org-export-first-hook '(org-beamer-initialize-open-trackers) org-mode-hook '((lambda nil (org-add-hook (quote change-major-mode-hook) (quote org-show-block-all) (quote append) (quote local)) ) org-babel-hide-all-hashes) org-insert-mode-line-in-empty-file t org-startup-with-inline-images t org-src-preserve-indentation t org-export-latex-final-hook '(org-beamer-amend-header org-beamer-fix-toc org-beamer-auto-fragile-frames org-beamer-place-default-actions-for-lists) org-export-latex-after-initial-vars-hook '(org-beamer-after-initial-vars) org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-startup-folded 'content org-startup-indented t org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p ) - winterTTr