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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Hyper Builder
+" Maintainer:	Alejandro Forero Cuervo
+" URL:		http://bachue.com/hb/vim/syntax/hb.vim
+" Last Change:	2001 Sep 02
+
+" 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
+
+" Read the HTML syntax to start with
+"syn include @HTMLStuff <sfile>:p:h/htmlhb.vim
+
+"this would be nice but we are supposed not to do it
+"set mps=<:>
+
+"syn region  HBhtmlString contained start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=htmlSpecialChar
+"syn region  HBhtmlString contained start=+'+ end=+'+ contains=htmlSpecialChar
+
+"syn match   htmlValue    contained "=[\t ]*[^'" \t>][^ \t>]*"
+
+syn match   htmlSpecialChar "&[^;]*;" contained
+
+syn match   HBhtmlTagSk  contained "[A-Za-z]*"
+
+syn match   HBhtmlTagS   contained "<\s*\(hb\s*\.\s*\(sec\|min\|hour\|day\|mon\|year\|input\|html\|time\|getcookie\|streql\|url-enc\)\|wall\s*\.\s*\(show\|info\|id\|new\|rm\|count\)\|auth\s*\.\s*\(chk\|add\|find\|user\)\|math\s*\.\s*exp\)\s*\([^.A-Za-z0-9]\|$\)" contains=HBhtmlTagSk transparent
+
+syn match   HBhtmlTagN   contained "[A-Za-z0-9\/\-]\+"
+
+syn match   HBhtmlTagB   contained "<\s*[A-Za-z0-9\/\-]\+\(\s*\.\s*[A-Za-z0-9\/\-]\+\)*" contains=HBhtmlTagS,HBhtmlTagN
+
+syn region  HBhtmlTag contained start=+<+ end=+>+ contains=HBhtmlTagB,HBDirectiveError
+
+syn match HBFileName ".*" contained
+
+syn match HBDirectiveKeyword	":\s*\(include\|lib\|set\|out\)\s\+" contained
+
+syn match HBDirectiveError	"^:.*$" contained
+
+"syn match HBDirectiveBlockEnd "^:\s*$" contained
+
+"syn match HBDirectiveOutHead "^:\s*out\s\+\S\+.*" contained contains=HBDirectiveKeyword,HBFileName
+
+"syn match HBDirectiveSetHead "^:\s*set\s\+\S\+.*" contained contains=HBDirectiveKeyword,HBFileName
+
+syn match HBInvalidLine "^.*$"
+
+syn match HBDirectiveInclude "^:\s*include\s\+\S\+.*$" contains=HBFileName,HBDirectiveKeyword
+
+syn match HBDirectiveLib "^:\s*lib\s\+\S\+.*$" contains=HBFileName,HBDirectiveKeyword
+
+syn region HBText matchgroup=HBDirectiveKeyword start=/^:\(set\|out\)\s*\S\+.*$/ end=/^:\s*$/ contains=HBDirectiveError,htmlSpecialChar,HBhtmlTag keepend
+
+"syn match HBLine "^:.*$" contains=HBDirectiveInclude,HBDirectiveLib,HBDirectiveError,HBDirectiveSet,HBDirectiveOut
+
+syn match HBComment "^#.*$"
+
+" 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_hb_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_hb_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink HBhtmlString			 String
+  HiLink HBhtmlTagN			 Function
+  HiLink htmlSpecialChar		 String
+
+  HiLink HBInvalidLine Error
+  HiLink HBFoobar Comment
+  hi HBFileName guibg=lightgray guifg=black
+  HiLink HBDirectiveError Error
+  HiLink HBDirectiveBlockEnd HBDirectiveKeyword
+  hi HBDirectiveKeyword guibg=lightgray guifg=darkgreen
+  HiLink HBComment Comment
+  HiLink HBhtmlTagSk Statement
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+syn sync match Normal grouphere NONE "^:\s*$"
+syn sync match Normal grouphere NONE "^:\s*lib\s\+[^ \t]\+$"
+syn sync match Normal grouphere NONE "^:\s*include\s\+[^ \t]\+$"
+"syn sync match Block  grouphere HBDirectiveSet "^#:\s*set\s\+[^ \t]\+"
+"syn sync match Block  grouphere HBDirectiveOut "^#:\s*out\s\+[^ \t]\+"
+
+let b:current_syntax = "hb"
+
+" vim: ts=8