I suppose I was thinking that given the functionality is already available in 
J, it might be fairly simple to implement syntax highlighting if it were 
possible for the Wiki to call the J routine from Python. I take it from your 
answer that it isn't as simple as I was hoping!

---Oleg Kobchenko wrote:
> As you may know MoinMoin wiki server and its extensions
> are written in Python. For example, Literate is a set of
> such extensions, specifically developed for use in J Wiki.
> So the best way to approach syntax highlighting is to see
> how they did it for other languages and adapt it for J.
>
> --- On Fri, 5/23/08, Sherlock, Ric wrote:
>
> > The verbs in ~system/packages/export/export.ijs do a great
> > job of producing HTML pages of colourised code from J
> > scripts using the same colour schemes as available in the
> > Windows IDE.
> > You can use it from the IDE menu (Edit | Export Script),
> > but to get a better idea of all the functionality it
> > enables try:
> >   load 'export'
> >   export_jexport_''
> >
> > Is it possible to somehow use the script as a Parser to
> > colourise J code blocks on the wiki as shown on this page?
> > <http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/HelpOnParsers>
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