progressive-ace.htm

<textarea name="my-xml-editor" data-editor="xml" rows="15"></textarea>
...
<textarea name="my-markdown-editor" data-editor="markdown" rows="15"></textarea>
...

<script src="//d1n0x3qji82z53.cloudfront.net/src-min-noconflict/ace.js"></script>
<script>
    // Hook up ACE editor to all textareas with data-editor attribute
    $(function () {
        $('textarea[data-editor]').each(function () {
            var textarea = $(this);

            var mode = textarea.data('editor');

            var editDiv = $('<div>', {
                position: 'absolute',
                width: textarea.width(),
                height: textarea.height(),
                'class': textarea.attr('class')
            }).insertBefore(textarea);

            textarea.css('visibility', 'hidden');

            var editor = ace.edit(editDiv[0]);
            editor.renderer.setShowGutter(false);
            editor.getSession().setValue(textarea.val());
            editor.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/" + mode);
            // editor.setTheme("ace/theme/idle_fingers");
            
            // copy back to textarea on form submit...
            textarea.closest('form').submit(function () {
                textarea.val(editor.getSession().getValue());
            })

        });
    });
</script>