I noticed that syntax highlighting isn't enabled for chat.meta.stackoverflow.com.
Here is a good example: http://chat.meta.stackoverflow.com/chats/message/5365
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I can't get to either of your links.– uɐɯsO uɐɥʇɐNJul 14, 2010 at 16:08
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Because it requires a password? If so, check the blog.– Jack M.Jul 14, 2010 at 16:25
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Possible Dupe: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/57041/…– Dan McClainJul 14, 2010 at 16:48
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@phsr: It is not a dupe. In this context we want highlighting for code that appears directly in a message, not something from another site.– kennytmJul 14, 2010 at 17:22
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A user made this for the PHP room gist.github.com/connorGFX/5891914 and this for the JS room gist.github.com/connorGFX/5891838 I've been using it for almost a year, and it works amazing. Hopefully, SO will get onboard and add syntax highlighting to chat.– kittycatNov 17, 2013 at 13:39
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This is by design for now -- we aren't doing syntax highlighting of code in chat.
However, we do support oneboxing of gists:
answered Jul 17, 2010 at 6:24
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2I'm not trying to be impolite, but I would really like to know the reason behind that decision. Is it because it's too JS-heavy for a chat, or something like that?– ArianeJun 5, 2013 at 2:10
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7 years 7 months later.. still wondering why have we been forsaken in chat– MaverikFeb 22, 2018 at 15:11