# 
# 
# patch "config.py.example"
#  from [8c311335fc01aebe2a40524a71914fd828471873]
#    to [72e1751fec732e26d074c3e5a980a0f71c3d3ed3]
# 
# patch "syntax.py"
#  from [510d8085a40d9e86afbb71cafcbc6cf6a1205566]
#    to [cf93e6e6a6166204daaae6ec50819ba175fa3ed1]
# 
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--- config.py.example	8c311335fc01aebe2a40524a71914fd828471873
+++ config.py.example	72e1751fec732e26d074c3e5a980a0f71c3d3ed3
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ gnome_mimetype_uri = 'mimetypes/'
 # and where they are on the web
 gnome_mimetype_uri = 'mimetypes/'
 
-# highlight
+# highlight from http://andre-simon.de/
+# if you don't have this available, just comment 
+# the "highlight_command" line out
 highlight_command = '/opt/local/bin/highlight'
 
 graphopts = {
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--- syntax.py	510d8085a40d9e86afbb71cafcbc6cf6a1205566
+++ syntax.py	cf93e6e6a6166204daaae6ec50819ba175fa3ed1
@@ -5,19 +5,32 @@ import select
 import config
 import popen2
 import select
+import cgi
 
 mime_to_lang = {
 
 }
 
-def highlight(lines, language='py'):
+def highlight(*args, **kwargs):
+    # if we don't have a highlighter, let's just return the original 
+    # iterator
+    if not hasattr(config, "highlight_command"):
+        return __basic_highlight(*args, **kwargs)
+    else:
+        return __highlight(*args, **kwargs)
+
+def __basic_highlight(lines, language='py'):
+    for line in lines:
+        yield cgi.escape(line.rstrip('\n'))
+
+def __highlight(lines, language='py'):
     """A generator which will read lines from the given input stream, and yield them back 
     in syntax highlighted, HTML format. """
 
     # trickier than this initially looks; the syntax highlighter might not necessarily 
     # have any more data for us, so it's necessary to use select() and write new data 
     # as it wants it, and read it back (buffer and yield lines) as possible.
-    
+    # 
     # this assumes the 'highlight' command, although shouldn't take much work to have this 
     # happy with other highlighters.