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@@ -14,3 +14,30 @@ that aren't formulas? Could it work with a LaTeX document or with an algorithm e
 
 Of course, of you have other suggestions I'll be happy to hear. I want to make a careful choice before  
 I start writing many algorithms :-)
+
+> You may try to see if you can select a pseudo-code languages in one of the
+> highlight plugins ([[plugins/contrib/highlightcode]],
+> [[plugins/contrib/sourcehighlight]], [[plugins/highlight]], other ?). The
+> list of supported languages with the [[plugins/highlight]] plugin is
+> [[here|http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/langs.php]], and if you
+> cannot find your languages, I think you can define your own
+> [[here|http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/plugins.php]].
+>
+> -- [[Louis|spalax]]
+
+>> Thanks, I looked at it. I don't think there's any special language for algorithms
+>> (anyway I couldn't find any), but for the record I found the following possibilities:
+>>
+>> 1. LaTeX: Not very readable in source form, but could be highlighted, didn't try
+>> 2. Writing in a subset of Python/Pascal/Fortran and using their highlighting
+>> 3. Define a new highlight syntax
+>>
+>> What about [[plugins/teximg]]? If it can be used to generate algorithms from LaTeX, it would be
+>> an easy excellent solution.
+>>
+>> --[[fr33domlover]]
+
+> [[plugins/teximg]] is the best thing that currently exists. I think it would
+> be great if someone wrote a plugin for [math.js](http://mathjs.org), as
+> talking to my semantic-web/scientist colleagues, that's the current
+> state-of-the-art. -- [[Jon]].