Formatted Java and Python code in a document?

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April 18, 2024
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Does anybody have a good workflow for getting code from github into a printed document with InDesign? We really need to preserve:

Syntax colors
Tabulation
Line numbers

I am hoping somebody has solved this problem, because my Google searches have come up empty.

E.g. This Python from github. https://github.com/jamesabela/Python-RPG-Tutorial/blob/master/Object%20Oriented%20Monsters.py Will also need to do the same for Java too.

Import and export

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pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

A few years ago I tried to create a "Photoshop javascript formatting" in InDesign CS 5 using grepstyles, but never finished. It's quite complex, but it should be possible.

leo.r

Community Expert

In addition to Robert's suggestions, you may want to try to open the code in a dedicated developer tool - Xcode, VS, GitHub Desktop etc. - and export/print to PDF, then place PDF in InDesign.

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Abela36819819gsuiAuthor

Participant

This is the best solution I've found so far! Thank you.

James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

If you need something like live text — e.g. not a snapshot of the best display you can get, capture and crop from a code editor — it seems like one of the many code formatter/highlighters could be adapted to make their output 'stable' — that is, actually apply a color span to certain elements instead of doing it only as a realtime display highlight.

That could be a tool/asset worth developing beyond your own needs, as well.