[wp-hackers] Need code syntax highlighting plugin testing/feedback please

[Viper007Bond]

Because not everyone uses TinyMCE (I don't for example).

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:39 PM, Jorge Peña <jorgepblank at gmail.com> wrote:

>  wonder why someone hasn't created a TinyMCE plugin for syntax
> highlighting. Maybe one clicks a button which opens a pop up where the
> code is pasted, and only something like [code-listing-#] where # is
> the number of the code listing. Then when the post is, well, posted,
> it interprets that as the code using some type of filter (Of course
> that would mean that the code would have to be inserted into a
> database on its own). Pretty complicated but it's the only way I can
> imagine being able to use syntax highlighting plugins with TinyMCE, or
> does anyone else know another way?
>
> I think that what I meant in that paragraph is something like this:
> http://www.matteoionescu.com/wordpress/embed-html/
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I just haven't bothered to set up a Page on my site yet. :)
> >
> > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Jorge Peña <jorgepblank at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Wow, then I'm definitely going to try this!
> > >
> > > By the way, maybe it's a stub, but plugin link on wordpress.org
> > >
> >
> http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/chili-code-highlighter/gives
> > > 404.
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Correct. You can paste your code directly into TinyMCE and it should
> > > > display
> > > > normally.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Jorge Peña <jorgepblank at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > So it works with TinyMCE without having to switch to source/code
> > view?
> > > > >
> > > > > I wonder why someone hasn't created a TinyMCE plugin for syntax
> > > > > highlighting. Maybe one clicks a button which opens a pop up where
> > the
> > > > > code is pasted, and only something like [code-listing-#] where # is
> > > > > the number of the code listing. Then when the post is, well,
> posted,
> > > > > it interprets that as the code using some type of filter (Of course
> > > > > that would mean that the code would have to be inserted into a
> > > > > database on its own). Pretty complicated but it's the only way I
> can
> > > > > imagine being able to use syntax highlighting plugins with TinyMCE,
> > or
> > > > > does anyone else know another way?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:37 AM, Viper007Bond <
> > viper at viper007bond.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > If anyone's looking for something to do, I'd appreciate this
> plugin
> > > > being
> > > > > > tested, especially by those using TinyMCE:
> > > > > > http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/chili-code-highlighter/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's similar to the SyntaxHighlighter plugin I helped write (
> > > > > > http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/syntaxhighlighter/ ) but it
> > uses
> > > > WP
> > > > > 2.5
> > > > > > shortcodes (with some hackery for pre-10 running) and a jQuery
> > plugin
> > > > > called
> > > > > > "Chili" which is crazy fast. Chili also doesn't require invalid
> > > XHTML,
> > > > > > unlike SyntaxHighlighter which does sadly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It does lack the cool line numbering, etc. of SyntaxHighlighter,
> > but
> > > it
> > > > > > wouldn't be too hard I'd image to extend this plugin to add that
> if
> > > it
> > > > > > becomes a majorly wanted feature.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have yet to port over the kses handling (so users without the
> > > > > > unfiltered_html cap can post code), but the rest should hopefully
> > > work
> > > > > fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm also all ears on any coding ideas anyone has to offer if
> > someone
> > > > can
> > > > > > think of a better way to do what I did -- having my shortcode run
> > > > > > pre-wpautop() and pre-wptexturize() to avoid either function
> > mucking
> > > up
> > > > > my
> > > > > > code. There are tickets open on that BTW. I also had to use some
> > > > wrapper
> > > > > > functions so I could figure out what tag I was on (there's a
> ticket
> > > for
> > > > > that
> > > > > > too).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks! :)
> > > > > >
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