Takilara 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Hello!I write some code, and every now and then i write a function or want to remember a certain way to do something, and Evernote is almost perfect for storing such code, however:When i copy-paste from the editor of choice, i loose syntax coloring.I've solved this in two different ways:1. copy from editor to another editor that has syntax coloring, and support to export to htmlopen the html file, and copy it from there to Evernote=> This gives me searchable, editable text, but is alot of work each time.2. Grab a screenshot of the editor with the code.=> This gives me a searchable (but not editable) image.Would there be a way to either add support for syntax highlighters, ie from scintilla?OrCould there be a way to convert an image to text? (youre already indexing it, could it not also convert it to colored text?)Regards Link to comment
iafanasyev 1 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 You can try some external converters ("source beautifiers") that would convert your source code into nicely formatted and colored HTML, which you can then import into Evernote. Link to comment
Takilara 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 Well thats what ive been doing, (copy from Flash IDE to Scite (wich have highlighting) export to html, then mark and cut into Evernote. Its just a bit of a hassle. (But it's just as much Flash's fault, when copying code from the IDE, it doesnt put anything but pure text in the clipboard. No RTF, not HTML no nothing regards Link to comment
andrewtwest 0 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I'm working on a code snippet tool that integrates with Evernote called Sniptastic! http://www.sniptastic.com/ It's still in the early stages, but development is going very quickly. It has syntax highlighting and a plugin for Visual Studio. If you like it, please vote for it since I entered it into the Evernote Developer Competition. http://www.evernote.com/about/etc/sniptastic.php Thanks! Link to comment
Takilara 0 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks, i tested it and voted for it, but its business model crashes alittle bit with my "preferred" work process.My goal is to have as few steps possible between my editor and Evernote, I would prefer not to have a secondary service host the actual snippets.However it could very well be very close to what i need, but i suspect that will break your goal.1. the text published to Evernote should also be with highlighting (now it turns up in black in the Evernote GUI) (just HTML format whatever is sent to Evernote)2. create plugin for Notepad++Thanks for the effort though. I will experiment a little with it to see if i can use it Link to comment
andrewtwest 0 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Takilara,Sorry about not replying sooner. I forgot to subscribe to this thread and didn't get any notifications.A few other people have mentioned highlighting the actual text within Evernote, so I'm going to make that a priority. Also, Notepad++ seems to be a pretty popular editor, so a plugin is likely in the future.Thanks for the feedback and the votes - they're both invaluable. Link to comment
andrewtwest 0 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Takilara, Turns out there are benefits to being one of the few users who has provided feedback. Last night I learned the Notepad++ plugin API, and the new plugin is about %30 complete. I'll post here when it's available, as well as on the blog, forum, and Twitter. Highlighting within Evernote is harder than it sounds, because it's currently done with JavaScript on the fly (if you look at the page source for Sniptastic!, you'll see that the code snippets are blocks with mostly plain text. I will figure something out, though. Both of these will have to wait several days because I have to prepare for my presentation at the Evernote Trunk Conference. Thanks for your patience! Link to comment
Takilara 0 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 sounds great Actually I thought that if the text was HTML color coded (not using CSS) it would work. I think one of main problems was that most code to html programs uses CSS, and evernote didn't like that Link to comment
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