LaTeX forum ⇒ Announcements ⇒ New feature: Syntax Highlighting

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hello,

last night I installed syntax highlighting for code in our forum posts. The default language is LaTeX, so all code pieces in our now more than 56.000 posts will show syntax highlighting.

Previously:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
% Eight bullets arranged in a circle, some with letters next to it
\begin{tikzpicture}[every node/.style={node distance=2ex}]
   \foreach \i in {1,...,8}% a for loop
     \node (\i) at (45*\i:1.6) {\textbullet};% nodes with names 1, ..., 8
   \node[right of=1] {L};
   \node[right of=2] {T};
   \node[right of=3] {X};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Now:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
% Eight bullets arranged in a circle, some with letters next to it
\begin{tikzpicture}[every node/.style={node distance=2ex}]
   \foreach \i in {1,...,8}% a for loop
     \node (\i) at (45*\i:1.6) {\textbullet};% nodes with names 1, ..., 8
   \node[right of=1] {L};
   \node[right of=2] {T};
   \node[right of=3] {X};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

This feature shall enhance the readability of code in the forum, especially when it's complex code, and eases discovering syntax errors..

So I even stronger recommend using the Code button for posting code instead of just writing as it was normal text. The result is much nicer.

Stefan