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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Slrn score file (based on slrn 0.9.8.0)
+" Maintainer:	Preben 'Peppe' Guldberg <peppe-vim@wielders.org>
+" Last Change:	19 May 2004
+
+" 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
+
+" characters in newsgroup names
+if version < 600
+  set isk=@,48-57,.,-,_,+
+else
+  setlocal isk=@,48-57,.,-,_,+
+endif
+
+syn match slrnscComment		"%.*$"
+syn match slrnscSectionCom	".].*"lc=2
+
+syn match slrnscGroup		contained "\(\k\|\*\)\+"
+syn match slrnscNumber		contained "\d\+"
+syn match slrnscDate		contained "\(\d\{1,2}[-/]\)\{2}\d\{4}"
+syn match slrnscDelim		contained ":"
+syn match slrnscComma		contained ","
+syn match slrnscOper		contained "\~"
+syn match slrnscEsc		contained "\\[ecC<>.]"
+syn match slrnscEsc		contained "[?^]"
+syn match slrnscEsc		contained "[^\\]$\s*$"lc=1
+
+syn keyword slrnscInclude	contained include
+syn match slrnscIncludeLine	"^\s*Include\s\+\S.*$"
+
+syn region slrnscSection	matchgroup=slrnscSectionStd start="^\s*\[" end='\]' contains=slrnscGroup,slrnscComma,slrnscSectionCom
+syn region slrnscSection	matchgroup=slrnscSectionNot start="^\s*\[\~" end='\]' contains=slrnscGroup,slrnscCommas,slrnscSectionCom
+
+syn keyword slrnscItem		contained Age Bytes Date Expires From Has-Body Lines Message-Id Newsgroup References Subject Xref
+
+syn match slrnscScoreItem	contained "%.*$"						skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscComment
+syn match slrnscScoreItem	contained "^\s*Expires:\s*\(\d\{1,2}[-/]\)\{2}\d\{4}\s*$"	skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscItem,slrnscDelim,slrnscDate
+syn match slrnscScoreItem	contained "^\s*\~\=\(Age\|Bytes\|Has-Body\|Lines\):\s*\d\+\s*$"	skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscOper,slrnscItem,slrnscDelim,slrnscNumber
+syn match slrnscScoreItemFill	contained ".*$"							skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscEsc
+syn match slrnscScoreItem	contained "^\s*\~\=\(Date\|From\|Message-Id\|Newsgroup\|References\|Subject\|Xref\):"	nextgroup=slrnscScoreItemFill contains=slrnscOper,slrnscItem,slrnscDelim
+syn region slrnscScoreItem	contained matchgroup=Special start="^\s*\~\={::\=" end="^\s*}" skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscScoreItem
+
+syn keyword slrnscScore		contained Score
+syn match slrnscScoreIdent	contained "%.*"
+syn match slrnScoreLine		"^\s*Score::\=\s\+=\=-\=\d\+\s*\(%.*\)\=$" skipempty nextgroup=slrnscScoreItem contains=slrnscScore,slrnscDelim,slrnscOper,slrnscNumber,slrnscScoreIdent
+
+" 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_slrnsc_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_slrnsc_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink slrnscComment		Comment
+  HiLink slrnscSectionCom	slrnscComment
+  HiLink slrnscGroup		String
+  HiLink slrnscNumber		Number
+  HiLink slrnscDate		Special
+  HiLink slrnscDelim		Delimiter
+  HiLink slrnscComma		SpecialChar
+  HiLink slrnscOper		SpecialChar
+  HiLink slrnscEsc		String
+  HiLink slrnscSectionStd	Type
+  HiLink slrnscSectionNot	Delimiter
+  HiLink slrnscItem		Statement
+  HiLink slrnscScore		Keyword
+  HiLink slrnscScoreIdent	Identifier
+  HiLink slrnscInclude		Keyword
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "slrnsc"
+
+"EOF	vim: ts=8 noet tw=200 sw=8 sts=0