Hi, I'm developing a programming course using Moodle.
I am using the Boost theme.
I would like to incorporate any one of these syntax highlighters to display code:
Can someone advise how I can go about doing this ? I am a Moodle newbie.
Thanks for your suggestions.
I've implemented the SyntaxHighlighter in my Shoelace theme as shown here: www.elearningworld.org/shoelace-an-undiscovered-theme/ - there is a link to the code so you can browse how I've implemented it. However it is not a trivial task or easy to explain to a Moodle beginner as involves complex concepts. But look / search at the setting 'syntaxhighlight' in the code and take things from there.
You can use the Code Highlighter in the Generico filter. We used it for a programming course in Japan.
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=339420
I actually submitted that (and a few other templates) to the plugins database recently. So it will have an official home soon. For now, install Generico and it is one of the presets already in the plugin.
I would not recommend to add any syntaxhighlighter to a theme because IMHO it's not the job of a theme to do this job.
If you are looking for an off-the-shelf solution, you might want to look at https://moodle.org/plugins/filter_syntaxhighlighter which adds highlight.js to Moodle and which works quite smoothly.
As luck would have it, the codebox template is now live on the plugins database.
https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?id=2097
So it seems you have several options now.
