I heard that the new HTML5 will add rich text capability to textareas (it will make them more flexible), so you can do stuff like code syntax highlighting editors without very nasty javascript (like creating iframes and stuff).
Is this true? Are there browsers with support for it yet? And where can I find some API?
解决方案
NO - jQuery
If what you where looking for (the same as me) is NO-jquery tools (pure HTML/CSS + basic JS), then some of the best options I found are:
Nevertheless, those in the list above all convert the element (textarea) into an iframe, so they weren't exactly what I was searching for, finally I found this one which respects the original element (divs or so, but if you use textarea it does creates an additional div), allowing full straightforward JS app development:
Hope this helps you too!