Hello, I'm working on the Syntax Highlighter pilot project. I want to offer it as a part of Google Code Search service or as a parallel separate service, so I sent a few mails to Google team; absolutely no feedback followed. May be someone among flashcoders has a contact in Google, so he could retrieve a bit of a feedback?
To see the project running (for now, PC only; latest versions of IE, FF and Opera) open the following links in different browser windows, and tile them on your screen to see both: http://syntaxhighlighter.artlebedev.com/ActionScript2.html - settings manager http://bezier.ru/SyntaxHighlighter/ -sample page Try setting highlight options and see them being applied to the code sample. What you see as the highlight sample for ActionScript 2 code. The highlight model is defined by an XML file, and adding models for other languages is pretty easy. Please note: these pages reside in different domains and are opened in different browser windows (that also could be the windows of different browsers). Developers are used to their favorite IDE and to the way it highlights the code. This project is about enabling them to set the code highlight style for the web sites they visit. Once a developer sets his highlight preferences on Syntax Highlighter settings page, he will see them applied to all the sites that support Syntax Highlighter system. The web masters get the clean and simple way of publishing source code (see sample page source code). If Google starts a service like that, this code highlight mechanics will soon become a web publishing standard and software manufacturers will support it (this would be especially useful for JavaDoc generators and code editors). Thus Google Code Search service gets promoted by all the sites, that support Syntax Highlighter. What's more, owing to this highlighting standard, Google Code Search will get the possibility to easily detect the source programming language and license type. I'm planning to implement license type setting for webmaster who uses Syntax Highlighting system. The pilot project was created to merely show that such a system is possible and may run seamlessly. For now the system is missing some features including: - saving named user presets - named presets ratings - default presets for various languages - statistics and counters - exporting/importing of presets - toolbar design management (including icon sets) - and others Should you have any questions concerning Syntax Highlighter system, please contact me. Thank you! -- Ivan Dembicki ______________________________________________________________________ http://www.artlebedev.ru | http://www.sharedfonts.com | http://www.bezier.ru _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
