diff --git a/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim b/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
index 10bf4db..9e959e1 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	JavaScript
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
+" Updaters:	Scott Shattuck (ss) <ss@technicalpursuit.com>
 " URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/javascript.vim
-" Last Change:	2005 Jul 13
+" Changes:	(ss) added keywords, reserved words, and other identifiers
+"		(ss) repaired several quoting and grouping glitches
+"		(ss) fixed regex parsing issue with multiple qualifiers [gi]
+"		(ss) additional factoring of keywords, globals, and members
+" Last Change:	2005 Nov 12 (ss)
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
 " For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
@@ -27,23 +32,33 @@
 
 
 syn keyword javaScriptCommentTodo      TODO FIXME XXX TBD contained
-syn match   javaScriptLineComment      "\/\/.*$" contains=javaScriptCommentTodo
+syn match   javaScriptLineComment      "\/\/.*" contains=javaScriptCommentTodo
 syn match   javaScriptCommentSkip      "^[ \t]*\*\($\|[ \t]\+\)"
 syn region  javaScriptComment	       start="/\*"  end="\*/" contains=javaScriptCommentTodo
 syn match   javaScriptSpecial	       "\\\d\d\d\|\\."
-syn region  javaScriptStringD	       start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
-syn region  javaScriptStringS	       start=+'+  skip=+\\\\\|\\'+  end=+'+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
+syn region  javaScriptStringD	       start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"\|$+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
+syn region  javaScriptStringS	       start=+'+  skip=+\\\\\|\\'+  end=+'\|$+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
+
 syn match   javaScriptSpecialCharacter "'\\.'"
 syn match   javaScriptNumber	       "-\=\<\d\+L\=\>\|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]\+\>"
-syn region  javaScriptRegexpString     start=+/[^/*]+me=e-1 skip=+\\\\\|\\/+ end=+/[gi]\?\s*$+ end=+/[gi]\?\s*[;.,)]+me=e-1 contains=@htmlPreproc oneline
-syn keyword javaScriptConditional	if else
-syn keyword javaScriptRepeat		while for
-syn keyword javaScriptBranch		break continue switch case default
-syn keyword javaScriptOperator		new in
-syn keyword javaScriptType		this var const
+syn region  javaScriptRegexpString     start=+/[^/*]+me=e-1 skip=+\\\\\|\\/+ end=+/[gi]\{0,2\}\s*$+ end=+/[gi]\{0,2\}\s*[;.,)]+me=e-1 contains=@htmlPreproc oneline
+
+syn keyword javaScriptConditional	if else switch
+syn keyword javaScriptRepeat		while for do in
+syn keyword javaScriptBranch		break continue
+syn keyword javaScriptOperator		new delete instanceof typeof
+syn keyword javaScriptType		Array Boolean Date Function Number Object String RegExp
 syn keyword javaScriptStatement		return with
 syn keyword javaScriptBoolean		true false
-syn keyword javaScriptNull		null
+syn keyword javaScriptNull		null undefined
+syn keyword javaScriptIdentifier	arguments this var
+syn keyword javaScriptLabel		case default
+syn keyword javaScriptException		try catch finally throw
+syn keyword javaScriptMessage		alert confirm prompt status
+syn keyword javaScriptGlobal		self window top parent
+syn keyword javaScriptMember		document event location 
+syn keyword javaScriptDeprecated	escape unescape
+syn keyword javaScriptReserved		abstract boolean byte char class const debugger double enum export extends final float goto implements import int interface long native package private protected public short static super synchronized throws transient volatile 
 
 if exists("javaScript_fold")
     syn match	javaScriptFunction      "\<function\>"
@@ -56,17 +71,13 @@
     setlocal foldtext=getline(v:foldstart)
 else
     syn keyword	javaScriptFunction      function
-    syn match	javaScriptBraces	   "[{}]"
+    syn match	javaScriptBraces	   "[{}\[\]]"
+    syn match	javaScriptParens	   "[()]"
 endif
 
 syn sync fromstart
 syn sync maxlines=100
 
-" catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis
-syn region  javaScriptParen       transparent start="(" end=")" contains=javaScriptParen,javaScriptComment,javaScriptSpecial,javaScriptStringD,javaScriptStringS,javaScriptSpecialCharacter,javaScriptNumber,javaScriptRegexpString,javaScriptBoolean,javaScriptBraces,javaScriptFunction,javaScriptFunctionFold,javaScriptConditional,javaScriptRepeat,javaScriptBranch,javaScriptOperator,javaScriptType,javaScriptStatement,javaScriptBoolean,javaScriptConstant
-" syn region  javaScriptParen       transparent start="(" end=")" contains=javaScriptParen,javaScriptComment,javaScriptSpecial,javaScriptStringD,javaScriptStringS,javaScriptSpecialCharacter,javaScriptNumber,javaScriptRegexpString,javaScriptBoolean,javaScriptBraces
-syn match   javaScrParenError  ")"
-
 if main_syntax == "javascript"
   syn sync ccomment javaScriptComment
 endif
@@ -103,6 +114,18 @@
   HiLink javaScriptNull			Keyword
   HiLink javaScriptBoolean		Boolean
   HiLink javaScriptRegexpString		String
+
+  HiLink javaScriptIdentifier		Identifier
+  HiLink javaScriptLabel		Label
+  HiLink javaScriptException		Exception
+  HiLink javaScriptMessage		Keyword
+  HiLink javaScriptGlobal		Keyword
+  HiLink javaScriptMember		Keyword
+  HiLink javaScriptDeprecated		Exception 
+  HiLink javaScriptReserved		Keyword
+  HiLink javaScriptDebug		Debug
+  HiLink javaScriptConstant		Label
+
   delcommand HiLink
 endif