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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     mgp - MaGic Point
+" Maintainer:   Gerfried Fuchs <alfie@ist.org>
+" Filenames:    *.mgp
+" Last Change:  25 Apr 2001
+" URL:		http://alfie.ist.org/vim/syntax/mgp.vim
+"
+" Comments are very welcome - but please make sure that you are commenting on
+" the latest version of this file.
+" SPAM is _NOT_ welcome - be ready to be reported!
+
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syn clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+
+syn match mgpLineSkip "\\$"
+
+" all the commands that are currently recognized
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained size fore back bgrad left leftfill center
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained right shrink lcutin rcutin cont xfont vfont
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained tfont tmfont tfont0 bar image newimage
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained prefix icon bimage default tab vgap hgap
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained pause mark again system filter endfilter
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained vfcap tfdir deffont font embed endembed
+syn keyword mgpCommand contained noop pcache include
+
+" charset is not yet supported :-)
+" syn keyword mgpCommand contained charset
+
+syn region mgpFile     contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+syn match mgpValue     contained "\d\+"
+syn match mgpSize      contained "\d\+x\d\+"
+syn match mgpLine      +^%.*$+ contains=mgpCommand,mgpFile,mgpSize,mgpValue
+
+" Comments
+syn match mgpPercent   +^%%.*$+
+syn match mgpHash      +^#.*$+
+
+" these only work alone
+syn match mgpPage      +^%page$+
+syn match mgpNoDefault +^%nodefault$+
+
+
+" 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_mgp_syn_inits")
+  let did_mgp_syn_inits = 1
+  if version < 508
+    let did_mgp_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink mgpLineSkip	Special
+
+  HiLink mgpHash	mgpComment
+  HiLink mgpPercent	mgpComment
+  HiLink mgpComment	Comment
+
+  HiLink mgpCommand	Identifier
+
+  HiLink mgpLine	Type
+
+  HiLink mgpFile	String
+  HiLink mgpSize	Number
+  HiLink mgpValue	Number
+
+  HiLink mgpPage	mgpDefine
+  HiLink mgpNoDefault	mgpDefine
+  HiLink mgpDefine	Define
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "mgp"