Since it is not very convenient to edit TypoScript code in a small textarea field in TYPO3's backend, I provide a basic TypoScript syntax parser with code highlighting for standalone editing in Macromedia® HomeSite™.
Author
Rainer Kuhn, © 2003-2006
Requirements
Macromedia® HomeSite™ 5.x or 4.5.x running on Windows (probably also
working with earlier versions of Allaire HomeSite 4.x, but not tested yet)
Example Screenshot (click to enlarge)
Download
ts4hs_v022.zip (19 KB): TypoScript Syntax Parser for HomeSite™ v.0.2.2
Installation
(These instructions are also included in the download package.)
- Find HomeSite's parser directory on your local machine, e.g. C:\Program Files\Macromedia\HomeSite 5\Parsers\
- Copy the compiled .scc file into this directory.
- Open the Windows registry editor (regedit) and go to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\HomeSite5\Parsers\
- In here, add a key named "TypoScript for Typo3".
- Close the registry editor.
- Open HomeSite.
- Go into HomeSite's Color Coding Options (Options > Settings > Editor > Color Coding).
- The parser should now be listed. Click on its name and click "Edit Extensions". Here you can enter any extension types for TypoScript files the parser should highlight.
- Click "Edit Scheme" if you want to configure parser settings individually.
Known Issues
Due to limitations of the HomeSite syntax parser engine and/or the parsed language
- one-line comments need a blank between comment marker ("/", "//", "#") and the comment text itself to be displayed correctly
- any values in square brackets are displayed as TypoScript conditions.
References
This syntax parser has been presented in the German book "TYPO3 und TypoScript - Webseiten programmieren, Templates erstellen, Extensions entwickeln" by Daniel Koch, published by Hanser Verlag in Nov. 2005, chapter 3.9 (page 56/57).
