embedding D in html: practical?

janderson askme at me.com
Fri Feb 2 08:59:15 PST 2007


janderson wrote:
> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>> "Ben Hinkle" <Ben_member at pathlink.com> wrote in message 
>> news:ddnq6a$255k$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>>> I'm curious if anyone has been using the D feature of embedding D 
>>> code in html
>>> and if so what are the benefits and problems?
>>> It seems to me like a neat idea that hasn't panned out - it doesn't seem
>>> practical. Then again I haven't used it except playing around with a 
>>> file or
>>> two.
>>
>> I think it'd open up some interesting possibilities for IDEs.  It'd be 
>> like combining the code with the docs - you could insert formatting, 
>> images, etc. interspersed with the code for docs.
>>
> 
> 
> I would like this as well.  I did some research to try and find a free 
> HTML control that allows you to edit it.  However the only free one 
> seems to be part of the explorer it self (mozzila and iexplore has one).

By HTML control I mean one that allows you to edit like a word doc.  It 
would be highly impractical to code in straight HTML or XML.

> 
> It would be great to be able to see images and such while your reading 
> the code.  You could highlight parts of importance, put things under 
> headers ect...  Upload it to the Internet.
> 
> -Joel



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