You can color or highlight code snippets within Moodle resources, forum posts etc. To do so you must install the GeSHi (Generic Syntax Highlighter) Filter. This makes the power of GeSHi available in Moodle through the use of a pair of special tags.
Installing
You can download the GeSHi filter from here:
https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=filter_geshi
To install, unzip that archive into your filter/ directory and then enable it in the admin filter configuration screen.
Instructions for use
Enclose your code in spans under the source of html editor like so:
<span syntax="code">your code goes here</span>
<span syntax="code" linenumbers="yes">your code with line numbers</span>
Supported languages
- asm,
- bash,
- cpp,
- CSS
- lisp
- matlab
- HTML in Moodle
- PHP
- pascal
- sql
- xml
and many others. See the GeSHi homepage for full details.
Options
See the examples above. This filter is still under development so things may change.
Demo
The GeSHi homepage also has an interactive demo.
http://qbnz.com/highlighter/demo.php
Development
The last development for this filter appears to have been in 2008. Bug reports are welcome, please post them in the github issues system.
