Table Modals?

[geealbers]

The book includes seven text tables, spread across three different chapters ("Setting the Stage", "Metadata Matters", and "Rights Metadata Made Simple"). Each table is in straight HTML, in its own individual partial, and called in the chapter markdown with an erb tag. For example:

**Table 1. A Typology of Data Standards**

<%= partial "assets/tables/typology-of-data-standards.html" %>

The tables are fairly legible even inline but some could benefit from more of a full-screen viewing option. Would it be possible to use the partials to create a pop-up modal for each of the tables? That perhaps users could access with a simple icon, like: