Syntax Highlighter
This is a filter plugin that uses a 3rd party Javascript module called highlight.js to make your code look like something you'd see in an IDE.
Once activated, you just need to wrap your code in:
<pre><code>code</code></pre>
(You will need to activate html mode in Atto), or wrap your code in triple backticks (like MarkDown) ``` and the javascript will style it.
The settings allows you to choose which style to use.
Install
- Unzip
- Copy contents to
/filter/syntaxhighlighter - Activate from Manage filters.
Change requests
Since this is a 3rd party plugin, any change requests that relate to the the styles and features of the highlighting should be directed to the plugin author.
Before you ask...
Can I specify which language I'm using?
You don't need to, the plugin detects that itself. However, you can choose the language by adding it after the backticks. e.g.
```lang:php;;
echo "My PHP code";
```
Or, by adding it to the <code> class attribute:
<pre><code class="lang-php">echo "My PHP code";</code></pre>
Can I have line numbering?
No. This isn't a feature of the javascript plugin. And probably isn't going to be implemented.
Can I use some other highlighting plugin?
I might implement the option of using various hightlighting plugins in the future - such as GeSHi. But this suits my needs for now. You're welcome to do a pull request with any adaptions you would like to add.
Useful links
Screenshots
thanks
Mark
unfortunately there isn't. If you think there's a way to do it, and can contribute some code, that would be fab. Feel free to head over to the github page. Thanks.
I took the zip and it seems to work on 3.7.5
Mark
```lang:php;;
echo "Hello world!";
```
At the moment I've not included maxima, but there might be something that's similar.
The list of languages and help on the syntax is in the readme file which you can also read on the github page: https://github.com/sharpchi/moodle-filter_syntaxhighlighter/blob/master/README.md