Github syntax highlight style scheme for Gedit?

Question

I like the syntax highlight style scheme used for R scripts in github and I would like to get it to my gedit editor. Where could I get it?

Answer 1

The easiest way to get R syntax highlighting in Gedit is the RGedit add-on: http://sourceforge.net/projects/rgedit/

RGedit also allows executing R code from within Gedit, which is very handy.

Here's a screenshot of how I have my RGedit set up. I use a custom color pallet but you could alter the color scheme to look more like Github:

The lower pane is the R session (black on white) and the upper pane is the text editor (color on black).

Answer 2

gedit doesn't seem to have much in "syntax highlighting plugins":

• Smart Highlighting gedit
• QuickHighlightMode

Both doesn't support easily any language definition.

Maybe another editor (like bluefish for instance) would be more appropriate.