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Tom, Kenny, and Bill, Thank you for the responses! Gist It appears to provide the most flexibility. I like that it allows a slice of line numbers to be extracted. I discovered that Jekyll provides a convenient way to reference a GitHub Gist. I created a page with some sample embeds that are visible when viewed in GitHub Pages. - https://github.com/terrywbrady/tutorialTest/blob/master/README.md On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Bill Dueber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You can probably use http://gist-it.appspot.com/ -- just drop a `<!cript>` > tag into your markdown (assuming you can include arbitrary html) and you're > set. > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Tom Hutchinson <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hi, Terry – > > > > Thanks for the tip. After you recommended it last year, I've been > > enjoying using GitPitch. Before that, if I wanted to easily create a > > presentation, particularly if it had embedded math or code, I used > > Beamer in LaTeX. > > > > I've found that the ability to easily embed technical content should > > be used with utmost care. It's just so easy to add too much and end up > > with terrible slides. > > > > The one trouble point I had with GitPitch is that it took me a while > > to figure out how to do it entirely within the GitHub interface. I was > > messing around with a local git repo to create the markdown file. > > Having GitHub make a README file when creating a new repository got > > around this. > > > > > Are you aware of any tools or services that are able to generate an > > > embedded code viewer that can reference source files from GitHub? > > > > Unfortunately, no. Please report back if you find something. > > > > However, GitHub's pastebin service, Gist, does support embedding. Be > > sure to use to appropriate file extension to get syntax highlighting. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Tom > > > > On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Terry Brady <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > I have been using the GitPitch presentation service to embed code > > snippets > > > into a presentation. > > > > > > In that service, the following code (using an extension of markdown) > > > > > > +++?code= > > >> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DSpace-Labs/DSpace- > > codenvy/master/Scripts/workspaceInit.sh > > >> Workspace initialization script - already run > > >> @[34](Before ingesting content, we need an administrator id) > > >> @[36-43](Data Load Script) > > > > > > > > > generates the following display which I find very useful. > > > > > > - https://gitpitch.com/DSpace-Labs/DSpace-rel-demo/webinar#/6/1 > > > > > > Note that if you hit the space bar, the code scrolls to the designated > > line > > > numbers referenced above. > > > > > > I would actually be curious to embed a similar code viewer on a web > page > > > (rather than in just a slide show). > > > > > > Are you aware of any tools or services that are able to generate an > > > embedded code viewer that can reference source files from GitHub? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Terry > > > > > > -- > > > Terry Brady > > > Applications Programmer Analyst > > > Georgetown University Library Information Technology > > > https://github.com/terrywbrady/info > > > 425-298-5498 (Seattle, WA) > > > > > > -- > Bill Dueber > Library Systems Programmer > University of Michigan Library > -- Terry Brady Applications Programmer Analyst Georgetown University Library Information Technology https://github.com/terrywbrady/info 425-298-5498 (Seattle, WA)