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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	task data
+" Maintainer:	John Florian <jflorian@doubledog.org>
+" Updated:	Wed Jul  8 19:46:20 EDT 2009
+
+
+" 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
+
+" Key Names for values.
+syn keyword taskdataKey		description due end entry imask mask parent
+syn keyword taskdataKey		priority project recur start status tags uuid
+syn match taskdataKey		"annotation_\d\+"
+syn match taskdataUndo		"^time.*$"
+syn match taskdataUndo		"^\(old \|new \|---\)"
+
+" Values associated with key names.
+"
+" Strings
+syn region taskdataString	matchgroup=Normal start=+"+ end=+"+
+			\	contains=taskdataEncoded,taskdataUUID,@Spell
+"
+" Special Embedded Characters (e.g., "&comma;")
+syn match taskdataEncoded	"&\a\+;" contained
+" UUIDs
+syn match taskdataUUID		"\x\{8}-\(\x\{4}-\)\{3}\x\{12}" contained
+
+
+" The default methods for highlighting.  Can be overridden later.
+hi def link taskdataEncoded	Function
+hi def link taskdataKey		Statement
+hi def link taskdataString 	String
+hi def link taskdataUUID 	Special
+hi def link taskdataUndo 	Type
+
+let b:current_syntax = "taskdata"
+
+" vim:noexpandtab