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

Viper007Bond viper at viper007bond.com
Sun Jun 1 07:29:44 GMT 2008 

I know HTML better than any script ever will and I don't want extra HTML
needlessly being put into my posts. That's why I don't use RTEs. ;)

Plus, I find it no faster, even slower perhaps as I have to fiddle with it,
than just clicking buttons to insert bold, etc.

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Jorge Peña <jorgepblank at gmail.com> wrote:

> I couldn't stand them either a few versions back but now, everything seems
> fine. The only flaw is when I need to insert some code.
>
> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
> wrote:
>
> > No, I don't. I can't stand RTE's and I literally delete the TinyMCE files
> > from all of my installs (saves upload time and saves me from having to
> > disable it in my profile).
> >
> > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Jorge Peña <jorgepblank at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > That's true, but that's why I said a 'TinyMCE Plugin'. I too used to
> not
> > > use
> > > the TinyMCE Plugin, I used to just type raw XHTML and obviously I had
> > more
> > > freedom back then. I recently switched to TinyMCE though and I feel
> > myself
> > > being more productive. Not that I type slow or anything, but I can
> > > concentrate on the content rather than the coding (Yes, I know it's not
> > > complicated coding or anything).
> > >
> > > Do you use any other WYSIWYG editor? Like I said, I come from the
> > > non-WYSIWYG editor world but I recently switched, and it's annoying
> when
> > > elitists go around saying 'durrr just dont use teh tinymce edit0r
> d00d!,
> > > gr0w j00r epen1s!'. The TinyMCE editor is there for a reason and most
> > > casual
> > > bloggers use it. I'm not limiting myself to TinyMCE but I don't know of
> > any
> > > other editor that works well with WordPress, do you have any
> suggestions?
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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