HTML Syntax highlighting in source view

[koto]

I found some really clever JS library that could make it possible to implement syntax coloring in source view for a text area.

The library is described here: http://syntaxhighlighting.blogspot.com/2006/08/real-time-syntax-highlighting.html

The code itself is small, clean, "unobtrusive" and pretty much self-documenting. The license is very liberal - we just have to mention the original author.

I will try to look on how to implement this to Xinha, but obviously I would very much recommend any help as I didn't yet work with code for Xinha core and wish to avoid any possible traps hidden.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this needed at all? Should it be implemented as a plugin or rather merged into the core?

[koto]

"recommend any help" -> "welcome any help" of course ;)

[ray]

Great idea. I would love to see it. This would grade up Xinha really much.

I especially like the idea to insert a secret character and scroll to that position when you change the view. This is an essential feature I've been missing all the time and should be integrated in the core in every case.

[mharrisonline]

What a cool idea!

Why not make it a plugin like QuickTag, and have it display the way Linker does? That would probably be much easier than changing core Xinha.

Also, one limitation that I see is that it can't line wrap, so some people may need the original code view left available or paragraphs of text will scroll right several screen widths. Also, if it was a plugin, it could wholly retain its LGPL license, which requires you to comment your code changes, etc. As a plugin its license would not interfere with Xinha's license because the code would be seperate.

It would be great if you could tab between html, javascript, php, etc. syntax highlighting.

[mharrisonline]

Actually, I meant EditTag, not QuickTag (although it would be cool if QuickTag, FindReplace and InsertSnippets? worked in code view...).

I noticed that the URL has moved to http://codepress.fermads.net/

[mharrisonline]

If you did want to pursue this as a plugin, you could decide to have the button take the place of the regular code view button...

[gocher]

Hello here is the Codepress plugin to see if it is the right tool to get Syntax highlighting with Xinha!

[gocher]

Codepress plugin

[ray]

koto,

are you working on this?

[mharrisonline]

It works great in FireFox?, but not at all in IE6. As soon as the popup window appears, you get JavaScript? errors for codepress.html:

Line 8: "CodePress?" is undefined

and then

Line 122: 'languages...,length' is null or not an object

Then the window opens with no highlighting.

By the way, how is the "Delete" button different than the "Cancel" button?

[gocher]

new Codepress plugin (it works with IE too)

[gocher]

The new version of the plugin works with IE too.

The "Delete" button deletes the code!

[ray]

In IE(7):

• There seems to be no hilighting of the code
• The icon doesn't appear next to htmlmode, but at the beginning of the toolbar
• The icon is the normal htmlmode icon

Please have a look at this ticket: http://xinha.python-hosting.com/ticket/900[[BR]] It was cool if you could add this behaviour (which is actually inspired by codepress)

[guest]

Codepress is abandonware.

How about CodeMirror? instead? http://marijn.haverbeke.nl/codemirror/

Adam J

[guest]

This is an awesome Idea I haven't really messed with the core on xinha and only developed a small plugin for myself. I will try and then post my results and see if it is acceptable.

[gogo]

I don't think anybody will get around to this, it introduces a lot of complexity for mnimal advantage.

Closing.