vertical align when using non-text elements?

[rodrigo-j-goncalves]

I need to prepare long tables incrementally, so this extension is really handy! There is, however, something I can't figure out.

I created a 2-column table, the first column should have an image and the 2nd column a descriptive text.
When I try (see below), I notice two unwanted effects:

1. Text is apparently baseline-aligned to the image, so it looks odd, and I waste a lot of space.
2. If the text is long enough, it will cross to the next row

Would it be possible to control the vertical alignments?

Here's a minimal reproducible example using Quarto.

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title: "MRE with the 'list-table' extension"
format: revealjs

filters: 
  - pandoc-ext/list-table
---

## 

:::{.list-table header-cols=1}

* - Name
  - Initial release

* - Markdown
  - 2004

* - ![Fig. caption](https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png)
  - By default, the text and the figure are apparently aligned at the baseline.
 
* - ![Fig. caption](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Times-hotel.jpg){width="50%"}
  - Which may be a problem in case of a small image and a longer text. Which doesnt look good in case of a small image and a longer text. Which may be a problem in case of a small image and a longer text. Which may be a problem in case of a small image and a longer text. 

* - Markdown again
  - 2011

* - Markdown, again!
  - 2025

:::

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When rendered, It looks like this: