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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	3D wavefront's obj file
+" Maintainer:	Vincent Berthoux <twinside@gmail.com>
+" File Types:	.obj (used in 3D)
+"
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn match       objError        "^\a\+"
+
+syn match       objKeywords     "^cstype\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^ctech\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^stech\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^deg\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^curv\(2\?\)\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^parm\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^surf\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^end\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^bzp\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^bsp\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^res\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^cdc\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^con\s"
+
+syn match       objKeywords     "^shadow_obj\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^trace_obj\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^usemap\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^lod\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^maplib\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^d_interp\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^c_interp\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^bevel\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^mg\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^s\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^con\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^trim\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^hole\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^scrv\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^sp\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^step\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^bmat\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^csh\s"
+syn match       objKeywords     "^call\s"
+
+syn match       objComment      "^#.*"
+syn match       objVertex       "^v\s"
+syn match       objFace         "^f\s"
+syn match       objVertice      "^vt\s"
+syn match       objNormale      "^vn\s"
+syn match       objGroup        "^g\s.*"
+syn match       objMaterial     "^usemtl\s.*"
+syn match       objInclude      "^mtllib\s.*"
+
+syn match       objFloat        "-\?\d\+\.\d\+\(e\(+\|-\)\d\+\)\?"
+syn match       objInt          "\d\+"
+syn match       objIndex        "\d\+\/\d*\/\d*"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_cabal_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_cabal_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink objError           Error
+  HiLink objComment         Comment
+  HiLink objInclude         PreProc
+  HiLink objFloat           Float
+  HiLink objInt             Number
+  HiLink objGroup           Structure
+  HiLink objIndex           Constant
+  HiLink objMaterial        Label
+
+  HiLink objVertex          Keyword
+  HiLink objNormale         Keyword
+  HiLink objVertice         Keyword
+  HiLink objFace            Keyword
+  HiLink objKeywords        Keyword
+
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "obj"
+
+" vim: ts=8