Greetings:
Please forward to the correct party…
Allow me to introduce myself. I am part of the Computer Science faculty at
Northern Michigan University and currently I am teaching classes
HTML/CSS/JavaScript. I have students use your Validator on their homework
before uploading it to my server.
First, thanks for the Validator; it continues to improve and is a great asset
for students. I have even incorporated the validator into an online exam system
such that when I check a student’s HTML submitted for a quiz or homework, I
validate their work with a single button click.
The reason for my email is that you may be interesting in incorporating my
syntax highlighter DLL that takes a source file in HTML with or without
imbedded CSS or JavaScript and highlights the code. The highlighting is done by
bracketing various parts of the syntax with <span> elements that reference a
CSS class. You can see the program in operation by going to the following site:
http://mathsql.nmu.edu/highlight/
Using this DLL (for which there would be no charge), you could highlight the
input source when a source listing is requested. Even better would be to merge
the capabilities of the highlighter with your validation/syntax checking. In
this way, validated source would be highlighted along with any errors. This
would make the validator like compilers for other languages.
If you are interested, I can make the source to the highlighter available to
you. All I would ask in return is for you to help me add the syntax checking
software to the highlighter on my site.
Thanks,
Ken Culp
