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If you're creating pages on this wiki using code examples, it's highly useful to embed the code between tags that retain formatting and other desirable attributes. Tags can also colorize syntax. | If you're creating pages on this wiki using code examples, it's highly useful to embed the code between tags that retain formatting and other desirable attributes. Tags can also colorize syntax. | ||
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* '''[[User:Becky_Pippen/Shared_Media_LSL_Recipes|Shared Media LSL Recipes]]''' - Becky Pippen mentioned a limitation of the <code><nowiki><lsl></nowiki></code> tags: namely, you seemingly can't highlight code inside, so she's using <code><nowiki><tt></nowiki></code> instead. | * '''[[User:Becky_Pippen/Shared_Media_LSL_Recipes|Shared Media LSL Recipes]]''' - Becky Pippen mentioned a limitation of the <code><nowiki><lsl></nowiki></code> tags: namely, you seemingly can't highlight code inside, so she's using <code><nowiki><tt></nowiki></code> instead. | ||
* '''[[Shared Media wrapper]]''' - Torley Linden learned from Khepri Contractor that the <code><nowiki><html4strict></nowiki></code> tag works. | * '''[[Shared Media wrapper]]''' - Torley Linden learned from Khepri Contractor that the <code><nowiki><html4strict></nowiki></code> tag works. | ||
== blogs.secondlife.com == | |||
While not as precise as the wiki, code can be called out on the forums and blogs, too. This is especially useful in the Scripting and Scripting Library forums where LSL scripts are shared. | |||
When creating a post, from the editing toolbar, choose '''>>''' > '''Syntax Highlighting''' > '''Plain'''. | |||
This doesn't colorize code but it does isolate it and preserve line breaks. | |||
Revision as of 08:14, 3 May 2010
wiki.secondlife.com
If you're creating pages on this wiki using code examples, it's highly useful to embed the code between tags that retain formatting and other desirable attributes. Tags can also colorize syntax.
This is basically done by enclosing the code within the HTML tags. (See the Examples pages below.)
Tags
These tags are actively being used.
<tt>- Fixed-width text. Used in general-purpose scenarios, and when others are too restricting for whatever reason.<lsl>- Widely used on the LSL Portal and other scripts that appear on-wiki.<htmlstrict4>- Use it when you need to highlight HTML code snippets, such as for use with Shared Media.<code>- Used not just for simpler, single-line code, but user input that needs highlighting, as described in the Knowledge Base Style Guide.
For more tags, see the Parser extension tags on Special:Version. Some tags are possible because of GeSHiHighlight.
Examples
These pages use code highlighting tags extensively.
- Category:LSL Library - Click a script to see how it appears with the
<lsl>tag. - Shared Media LSL Recipes - Becky Pippen mentioned a limitation of the
<lsl>tags: namely, you seemingly can't highlight code inside, so she's using<tt>instead. - Shared Media wrapper - Torley Linden learned from Khepri Contractor that the
<html4strict>tag works.
blogs.secondlife.com
While not as precise as the wiki, code can be called out on the forums and blogs, too. This is especially useful in the Scripting and Scripting Library forums where LSL scripts are shared.
When creating a post, from the editing toolbar, choose >> > Syntax Highlighting > Plain.
This doesn't colorize code but it does isolate it and preserve line breaks.