diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dts.vim b/runtime/syntax/dts.vim
index be51ab5..bb7eff7 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/dts.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/dts.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	dts/dtsi (device tree files)
 " Maintainer:	Daniel Mack <vim@zonque.org>
-" Last Change:	2022 Jun 14
+" Last Change:	2023 Apr 28
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 
 syntax region dtsComment        start="/\*"  end="\*/"
 syntax match  dtsReference      "&[[:alpha:][:digit:]_]\+"
+syntax match  dtsReference      "&{[[:alpha:][:digit:]@_/-]\+}"
 syntax region dtsBinaryProperty start="\[" end="\]"
 syntax match  dtsStringProperty "\".*\""
-syntax match  dtsKeyword        "/.\{-1,\}/"
+syntax match  dtsKeyword        "/[[:alpha:][:digit:]-]\+/\([[:space:]]\|;\)"he=e-1
 syntax match  dtsLabel          "^[[:space:]]*[[:alpha:][:digit:]_]\+:"
 syntax match  dtsNode           /[[:alpha:][:digit:]-_]\+\(@[0-9a-fA-F]\+\|\)[[:space:]]*{/he=e-1
 syntax region dtsCellProperty   start="<" end=">" contains=dtsReference,dtsBinaryProperty,dtsStringProperty,dtsComment
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/luau.vim b/runtime/syntax/luau.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59eccac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/luau.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Luau
+" Maintainer:	None yet
+" Last Change:	2023 Apr 30
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Luau is a superset of lua
+runtime! syntax/lua.vim
+
+let b:current_syntax = "luau"
+
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet:
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/nasm.vim b/runtime/syntax/nasm.vim
index d763033..0eb82fa 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/nasm.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/nasm.vim
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 " Maintainer:	Andrii Sokolov	<andriy145@gmail.com>
 " Original Author:	Manuel M.H. Stol	<Manuel.Stol@allieddata.nl>
 " Former Maintainer:	Manuel M.H. Stol	<Manuel.Stol@allieddata.nl>
-" Contributors: Leonard König <leonard.r.koenig@gmail.com> (C string highlighting), Peter Stanhope <dev.rptr@gmail.com> (Add missing 64-bit mode registers)
-" Last Change:	2017 Jan 23
+" Contributors: 
+" 	Leonard König <leonard.r.koenig@gmail.com> (C string highlighting),
+" 	Peter Stanhope <dev.rptr@gmail.com> (Add missing 64-bit mode registers)
+" 	Frédéric Hamel <rederic.hamel123@gmail.com> (F16c support, partial AVX
+" 						     support, other)
+" Last Change:	2022 May 3
 " NASM Home:	http://www.nasm.us/
 
 
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@
 "  NAsm directives
 syn keyword nasmRepeat		TIMES
 syn keyword nasmDirective	ALIGN[B] INCBIN EQU NOSPLIT SPLIT
-syn keyword nasmDirective	ABSOLUTE BITS SECTION SEGMENT
+syn keyword nasmDirective	ABSOLUTE BITS SECTION SEGMENT DEFAULT
 syn keyword nasmDirective	ENDSECTION ENDSEGMENT
 syn keyword nasmDirective	__SECT__
 "  Macro created standard directives: (requires %include)
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@
 syn match   nasmStdInstruction	"\<POP\>"
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	AAA AAD AAM AAS ADC ADD AND
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	BOUND BSF BSR BSWAP BT[C] BTR BTS
-syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	CALL CBW CDQ CLC CLD CMC CMP CMPSB CMPSD CMPSW CMPSQ
+syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	CALL CBW CDQ CDQE CLC CLD CMC CMP CMPSB CMPSD CMPSW CMPSQ
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	CMPXCHG CMPXCHG8B CPUID CWD[E] CQO
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	DAA DAS DEC DIV ENTER
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	IDIV IMUL INC INT[O] IRET[D] IRETW IRETQ
@@ -319,6 +323,7 @@
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	MOVSB MOVSD MOVSW MOVSX MOVSQ MOVZX MUL NEG NOP NOT
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	OR POPA[D] POPAW POPF[D] POPFW POPFQ
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	PUSH[AD] PUSHAW PUSHF[D] PUSHFW PUSHFQ
+syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	PAUSE
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	RCL RCR RETF RET[N] ROL ROR
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	SAHF SAL SAR SBB SCASB SCASD SCASW
 syn keyword nasmStdInstruction	SHL[D] SHR[D] STC STD STOSB STOSD STOSW STOSQ SUB
@@ -405,6 +410,62 @@
 syn keyword nasmSseInstruction	SHUFPS SQRTPS SQRTSS STMXCSR SUBPS SUBSS
 syn keyword nasmSseInstruction	UCOMISS UNPCKHPS UNPCKLPS XORPS
 
+" F16c Instructions
+syn keyword nasmF16CInstruction VCVTPH2PS VCVTPS2PH
+
+" AVX Instructions
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VCVTDQ2PD VCVTDQ2PS VCVTPD2DQ VCVTPD2P VCVTPD2PS
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VCVTPS2DQ VCVTPS2PD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VCVTSD2SI VCVTSD2SS VCVTSI2SD VCVTSI2SS VCVTSS2SD VCVTSS2SI
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VMAXPS VMAXSS VMINPS VMINSS VMOVAPS VMOVHLPS VMOVHPS
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VMAXPD VMAXSD VMINPD VMINSD VMOVAPD VMOVHLPD VMOVHPD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VMOVLHPS VMOVLPS VMOVMSKPS VMOVNTPS VMOVSS VMOVUPS
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction	VMULPS VMULSS VPXOR
+
+syn match   nasmInstructnError  "\<VP\a\{3}R\a\>"
+syn match   nasmAVXInstruction  "\<VP\(INS\|EXT\)R[BDQW]\>"
+
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VORPS VPABSB VPABSD VPABSW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PACKSSDW VPACKSSWB VPACKUSDW VPACKUSWB VPADDD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PADDQ VPADDSB VPADDSW VPADDUSB VPADDUSW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PADDW VPALIGNR VPAND VPANDN VPAVGB
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PAVGW VPBLENDD VPBLENDVB VPBLENDW VPBROADCASTB
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PBROADCASTD VPBROADCASTQ VPBROADCASTW VPCLMULQDQ VPCMOV
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PCMPEQB VPCMPEQD VPCMPEQQ VPCMPEQW VPCMPESTRI
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PCMPESTRM VPCMPGTB VPCMPGTD VPCMPGTQ VPCMPGTW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PCMPISTRI VPCMPISTRM VPCOMB VPCOMD VPCOMQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PCOMUB VPCOMUD VPCOMUQ VPCOMUW VPCOMW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PERM2FVPERM2IVPERMD VPERMIL2PD VPERMIL2PS VPERMILPD VPERMILPS
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PERMPD VPERMPS VPERMQ VPEXTRB VPEXTRD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PEXTRQ VPEXTRW VPGATHERDD VPGATHERDQ VPGATHERQD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PGATHERQQ VPHADDBD VPHADDBQ VPHADDBW VPHADDD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PHADDDQ VPHADDSW VPHADDUBQ VPHADDUBW VPHADDUDQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PHADDUWD VPHADDUWQ VPHADDW VPHADDWD VPHADDWQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PHMINPOSUW VPHSUBBW VPHSUBD VPHSUBDQ VPHSUBSW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PHSUBW VPHSUBWD VPINSRB VPINSRD VPINSRQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction PINSRW VPMACSDD VPMACSDQH
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMACSDQL VPMACSSDD VPMACSSDQL VPMACSSQH VPMACSSWD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMACSSWW VPMACSWD VPMACSWW VPMADCSSWD VPMADCSWD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMADDUBSW VPMADDWD VPMASKMOVD VPMASKMOVQ VPMAXSB
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMAXSD VPMAXSW VPMAXUB VPMAXUD VPMAXUW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMINSB VPMINSD VPMINSW VPMINUB VPMINUD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMINUW VPMOVMSKB VPMOVSXBD VPMOVSXBQ VPMOVSXBW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMOVSXDQ VPMOVSXWD VPMOVSXWQ VPMOVZXBD VPMOVZXBQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMOVZXBW VPMOVZXDQ VPMOVZXWD VPMOVZXWQ VPMULDQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMULHRSW VPMULHUW VPMULHW VPMULLD VPMULLW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPMULUDQ VPOR VPPERM VPROTB VPROTD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPROTQ VPROTW VPSADBW VPSHAB VPSHAD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSHAQ VPSHAW VPSHLB VPSHLD VPSHLQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSHLW VPSHUFB VPSHUFD VPSHUFHW VPSHUFLW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSIGNB VPSIGND VPSIGNW VPSLLD VPSLLDQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSLLQ VPSLLVD VPSLLVQ VPSLLW VPSRAD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSRAVD VPSRAW VPSRLD VPSRLDQ VPSRLQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSRLVD VPSRLVQ VPSRLW VPSUBB VPSUBD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSUBQ VPSUBSB VPSUBSW VPSUBUSB VPSUBUSW
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPSUBW VPTEST VPUNPCKHBW VPUNPCKHDQ VPUNPCKHQDQ
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPUNPCKHWD VPUNPCKLBW VPUNPCKLDQ VPUNPCKLQDQ VPUNPCKLWD
+syn keyword nasmAVXInstruction VPXOR VRCPPS
+
 
 " Three Dimensional Now Packed Instructions: (requires 3DNow! unit)
 syn keyword nasmNowInstruction	FEMMS PAVGUSB PF2ID PFACC PFADD PFCMPEQ PFCMPGE
@@ -515,13 +576,14 @@
 hi def link nasmFpuInstruction	Statement
 hi def link nasmMmxInstruction	Statement
 hi def link nasmSseInstruction	Statement
+hi def link nasmF16cInstruction	Statement
+hi def link nasmAVXInstruction	Statement
 hi def link nasmNowInstruction	Statement
 hi def link nasmAmdInstruction	Special
 hi def link nasmCrxInstruction	Special
 hi def link nasmUndInstruction	Todo
 hi def link nasmInstructnError	Error
 
-
 let b:current_syntax = "nasm"
 
 " vim:ts=8 sw=4
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 8db0f0e..d1ce01e 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim 9.0 script
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
-" Last Change:	April 13, 2023
-" Version:	9.0-24
+" Last Change:	May 09, 2023
+" Version:	9.0-25
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Automatically generated keyword lists: {{{1
 
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 syn cluster vimCommentGroup	contains=vimTodo,@Spell
 
 " regular vim commands {{{2
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	a ar[gs] argl[ocal] bad[d] bm[odified] breaka[dd] bun[load] cabc[lear] cal[l] cc cf[ile] changes cla[st] cnew[er] com cope[n] cscope debug delel delf[unction] dif[fupdate] difft[his] dli[st] ds[earch] echoc[onsole] elsei[f] endf[unction] enum exu[sage] fin[d] foldc[lose] go[to] ha[rdcopy] hid[e] if in iuna[bbrev] keepalt la[st] lan[guage] lbo[ttom] ld[o] lfdo lgrepa[dd] lma lo[adview] lop[en] lua m[ove] mes[sages] mod[e] nbs[tart] nor omapc[lear] packl[oadall] popu[p] profd[el] ptf[irst] pts[elect] py3f[ile] pythonx quita[ll] redraws[tatus] rew[ind] rubyf[ile] sIg sa[rgument] sba[ll] sbr[ewind] scl scscope sfir[st] sgl sic sin sm[ap] snoreme spelld[ump] spellw[rong] srg sta[g] stopi[nsert] sunmenu sync tab tabfir[st] tabp[revious] tcl th[row] tlnoremenu tn[ext] ts[elect] undoj[oin] up[date] vie[w] vne[w] win[size] wq xmapc[lear] xr[estore]
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	ab arga[dd] argu[ment] balt bn[ext] breakd[el] bw[ipeout] cabo[ve] cat[ch] ccl[ose] cfdo chd[ir] class cnf[ile] comc[lear] cp[revious] cstag debugg[reedy] delep dell diffg[et] dig[raphs] do dsp[lit] echoe[rr] em[enu] endfo[r] eval f[ile] fina[lly] foldd[oopen] gr[ep] helpc[lose] his[tory] ij[ump] inor j[oin] keepj[umps] lab[ove] lat lc[d] le[ft] lfir[st] lh[elpgrep] lmak[e] loadk lp[revious] luado ma[rk] mk[exrc] mz[scheme] new nore on[ly] pc[lose] pp[op] promptf[ind] ptj[ump] pu[t] py3f[ile] pyx r[ead] redrawt[abline] ri[ght] rundo sIl sal[l] sbf[irst] sc scp se[t] sg sgn sie sip sme snoremenu spelli[nfo] spr[evious] sri star[tinsert] sts[elect] sus[pend] syncbind tabN[ext] tabl[ast] tabr[ewind] tcld[o] tj[ump] tlu tno[remap] tu[nmenu] undol[ist] v vim9[cmd] vs[plit] winc[md] wqa[ll] xme xunme
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	abc[lear] argd[elete] as[cii] bd[elete] bo[tright] breakl[ist] cN[ext] cad[dbuffer] cb[uffer] cd cfir[st] che[ckpath] cle[arjumps] cnor comp[iler] cpf[ile] cun def deletel delm[arks] diffo[ff] dir doau e[dit] echom[sg] en[dif] endinterface ex files fini[sh] folddoc[losed] grepa[dd] helpf[ind] hor[izontal] il[ist] interface ju[mps] keepp[atterns] lad[dexpr] later lch[dir] lefta[bove] lg[etfile] lhi[story] lmapc[lear] loadkeymap lpf[ile] luafile mak[e] mks[ession] mzf[ile] nmapc[lear] nos[wapfile] opt[ions] pe[rl] pre[serve] promptr[epl] ptl[ast] public py[thon] pyxdo rec[over] reg[isters] rightb[elow] rv[iminfo] sIn san[dbox] sbl[ast] scI scr[iptnames] setf[iletype] sgI sgp sig sir smenu so[urce] spellr[are] sr srl startg[replace] substitutepattern sv[iew] syntime tabc[lose] tabm[ove] tabs tclf[ile] tl[ast] tlunmenu to[pleft] tunma[p] unh[ide] ve[rsion] vim9s[cript] wN[ext] windo wundo xmenu xunmenu
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	abo[veleft] argded[upe] au bel[owright] bp[revious] bro[wse] cNf[ile] cadde[xpr] cbe[fore] cdo cg[etfile] checkt[ime] clo[se] co[py] con[tinue] cq[uit] cuna[bbrev] defc[ompile] deletep delp diffp[atch] disa[ssemble] doaut ea echon endclass endt[ry] exi[t] filet fir[st] foldo[pen] gui helpg[rep] i imapc[lear] intro k lN[ext] laddb[uffer] lb[uffer] lcl[ose] leg[acy] lgetb[uffer] ll lne[xt] loc[kmarks] lr[ewind] lv[imgrep] marks mksp[ell] n[ext] noa nu[mber] ownsyntax ped[it] prev[ious] ps[earch] ptn[ext] pw[d] pydo pyxfile red[o] res[ize] ru[ntime] sI sIp sav[eas] sbm[odified] sce scripte[ncoding] setg[lobal] sgc sgr sign sl[eep] smile sor[t] spellr[epall] srI srn startr[eplace] substituterepeat sw[apname] t tabd[o] tabn[ext] tags te[aroff] tlm tm[enu] tp[revious] type unl verb[ose] vim[grep] w[rite] winp[os] wv[iminfo] xnoreme xwininfo
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	abstract argdo bN[ext] bf[irst] br[ewind] bufdo c[hange] caddf[ile] cbel[ow] ce[nter] cgetb[uffer] chi[story] cmapc[lear] col[der] conf[irm] cr[ewind] cw[indow] defer deletl dep diffpu[t] dj[ump] dp earlier echow[indow] enddef endw[hile] exp filetype fix[del] for gvim helpt[ags] ia imp is[earch] kee[pmarks] lNf[ile] laddf[ile] lbe[fore] lcs lex[pr] lgete[xpr] lla[st] lnew[er] lockv[ar] ls lvimgrepa[dd] mat[ch] mkv[imrc] nb[key] noautocmd o[pen] p[rint] perld[o] pro ptN[ext] ptp[revious] py3 pyf[ile] q[uit] redi[r] ret[ab] rub[y] sIc sIr sbN[ext] sbn[ext] scg scriptv[ersion] setl[ocal] sge sh[ell] sil[ent] sla[st] sn[ext] sp[lit] spellr[rare] src srp static sun[hide] sy tN[ext] tabe[dit] tabnew tc[d] ter[minal] tlmenu tma[p] tr[ewind] u[ndo] unlo[ckvar] vert[ical] vimgrepa[dd] wa[ll] wn[ext] x[it] xnoremenu y[ank]
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	addd arge[dit] b[uffer] bl[ast] brea[k] buffers ca caf[ter] cbo[ttom] cex[pr] cgete[xpr] cl[ist] cn[ext] colo[rscheme] cons[t] cs d[elete] delc[ommand] deletp di[splay] diffs[plit] dl dr[op] ec el[se] endenum ene[w] export filt[er] fo[ld] fu[nction] h[elp] hi iabc[lear] import isp[lit] keepa l[ist] laf[ter] lbel[ow] lcscope lf[ile] lgr[ep] lli[st] lnf[ile] lol[der] lt[ag] lw[indow] menut[ranslate] mkvie[w] nbc[lose] noh[lsearch] ol[dfiles] pa[ckadd] po[p] prof[ile] pta[g] ptr[ewind] py3do python3 qa[ll] redr[aw] retu[rn] rubyd[o] sIe sN[ext] sb[uffer] sbp[revious] sci scs sf[ind] sgi si sim[alt] sm[agic] sno[magic] spe[llgood] spellu[ndo] sre[wind] st[op] stj[ump] sunme syn ta[g] tabf[ind] tabo[nly] tch[dir] tf[irst] tln tmapc[lear] try una[bbreviate] uns[ilent] vi[sual] viu[sage] wh[ile] wp[revious] xa[ll] xprop z[^.=]
-syn keyword vimCommand contained	al[l] argg[lobal] ba[ll]
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	a ar[gs] argl[ocal] bad[d] bn[ext] breakd[el] bw[ipeout] cabo[ve] cat[ch] ccl[ose] cfdo chd[ir] class cnf[ile] comc[lear] cp[revious] cstag debugg[reedy] delep dell diffg[et] dig[raphs] do dsp[lit] echoe[rr] em[enu] endfo[r] eval f[ile] fina[lly] foldd[oopen] gr[ep] helpc[lose] his[tory] ij[ump] inor j[oin] keepj[umps] lab[ove] lat lc[d] le[ft] lfir[st] lh[elpgrep] lmak[e] loadk lp[revious] luado ma[rk] mk[exrc] mz[scheme] new nore on[ly] pc[lose] pp[op] promptf[ind] ptj[ump] pu[t] py3f[ile] pyx r[ead] redrawt[abline] ri[ght] rundo sIl sal[l] sbf[irst] sc scp se[t] sg sgn sie sip sme snoremenu spelli[nfo] spr[evious] sri star[tinsert] sts[elect] sus[pend] syncbind tabN[ext] tabl[ast] tabr[ewind] tcld[o] tj[ump] tlu tno[remap] tu[nmenu] undol[ist] v vim9[cmd] vs[plit] win[size] wq xmapc[lear] xr[estore]
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	ab arga[dd] argu[ment] balt bo[tright] breakl[ist] cN[ext] cad[dbuffer] cb[uffer] cd cfir[st] che[ckpath] cle[arjumps] cnor comp[iler] cpf[ile] cun def deletel delm[arks] diffo[ff] dir doau e[dit] echom[sg] en[dif] endinterface ex files fini[sh] folddoc[losed] grepa[dd] helpf[ind] hor[izontal] il[ist] interface ju[mps] keepp[atterns] lad[dexpr] later lch[dir] lefta[bove] lg[etfile] lhi[story] lmapc[lear] loadkeymap lpf[ile] luafile mak[e] mks[ession] mzf[ile] nmapc[lear] nos[wapfile] opt[ions] pe[rl] pre[serve] promptr[epl] ptl[ast] public py[thon] pyxdo rec[over] reg[isters] rightb[elow] rv[iminfo] sIn san[dbox] sbl[ast] scI scr[iptnames] setf[iletype] sgI sgp sig sir smenu so[urce] spellr[are] sr srl startg[replace] substitutepattern sv[iew] syntime tabc[lose] tabm[ove] tabs tclf[ile] tl[ast] tlunmenu to[pleft] tunma[p] unh[ide] ve[rsion] vim9s[cript] wN[ext] winc[md] wqa[ll] xme xunme
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	abc[lear] argd[elete] as[cii] bd[elete] bp[revious] bro[wse] cNf[ile] cadde[xpr] cbe[fore] cdo cg[etfile] checkt[ime] clo[se] co[py] con[tinue] cq[uit] cuna[bbrev] defc[ompile] deletep delp diffp[atch] disa[ssemble] doaut ea echon endclass endt[ry] exi[t] filet fir[st] foldo[pen] gui helpg[rep] i imapc[lear] intro k lN[ext] laddb[uffer] lb[uffer] lcl[ose] leg[acy] lgetb[uffer] ll lne[xt] loc[kmarks] lr[ewind] lv[imgrep] marks mksp[ell] n[ext] noa nu[mber] ownsyntax ped[it] prev[ious] ps[earch] ptn[ext] pw[d] pydo pyxfile red[o] res[ize] ru[ntime] sI sIp sav[eas] sbm[odified] sce scripte[ncoding] setg[lobal] sgc sgr sign sl[eep] smile sor[t] spellr[epall] srI srn startr[eplace] substituterepeat sw[apname] t tabd[o] tabn[ext] tags te[aroff] tlm tm[enu] tp[revious] type unl verb[ose] vim[grep] w[rite] windo wundo xmenu xunmenu
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	abo[veleft] argded[upe] au bel[owright] br[ewind] bufdo c[hange] caddf[ile] cbel[ow] ce[nter] cgetb[uffer] chi[story] cmapc[lear] col[der] conf[irm] cr[ewind] cw[indow] defer deletl dep diffpu[t] dj[ump] dp earlier echow[indow] enddef endw[hile] exp filetype fix[del] for gvim helpt[ags] ia imp is[earch] kee[pmarks] lNf[ile] laddf[ile] lbe[fore] lcs lex[pr] lgete[xpr] lla[st] lnew[er] lockv[ar] ls lvimgrepa[dd] mat[ch] mkv[imrc] nb[key] noautocmd o[pen] p[rint] perld[o] pro ptN[ext] ptp[revious] py3 pyf[ile] q[uit] redi[r] ret[ab] rub[y] sIc sIr sbN[ext] sbn[ext] scg scriptv[ersion] setl[ocal] sge sh[ell] sil[ent] sla[st] sn[ext] sp[lit] spellr[rare] src srp static sun[hide] sy tN[ext] tabe[dit] tabnew tc[d] ter[minal] tlmenu tma[p] tr[ewind] u[ndo] unlo[ckvar] vert[ical] vimgrepa[dd] wa[ll] winp[os] wv[iminfo] xnoreme xwininfo
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	abstract argdo bN[ext] bf[irst] brea[k] buffers ca caf[ter] cbo[ttom] cex[pr] cgete[xpr] cl[ist] cn[ext] colo[rscheme] cons[t] cs d[elete] delc[ommand] deletp di[splay] diffs[plit] dl dr[op] ec el[se] endenum ene[w] export filt[er] fo[ld] fu[nction] h[elp] hi iabc[lear] import isp[lit] keepa l[ist] laf[ter] lbel[ow] lcscope lf[ile] lgr[ep] lli[st] lnf[ile] lol[der] lt[ag] lw[indow] menut[ranslate] mkvie[w] nbc[lose] noh[lsearch] ol[dfiles] pa[ckadd] po[p] prof[ile] pta[g] ptr[ewind] py3do python3 qa[ll] redr[aw] retu[rn] rubyd[o] sIe sN[ext] sb[uffer] sbp[revious] sci scs sf[ind] sgi si sim[alt] sm[agic] sno[magic] spe[llgood] spellu[ndo] sre[wind] st[op] stj[ump] sunme syn ta[g] tabf[ind] tabo[nly] tch[dir] tf[irst] tln tmapc[lear] try una[bbreviate] uns[ilent] vi[sual] viu[sage] wh[ile] wn[ext] x[it] xnoremenu y[ank]
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	addd arge[dit] b[uffer] bl[ast] breaka[dd] bun[load] cabc[lear] cal[l] cc cf[ile] changes cla[st] cnew[er] com cope[n] cscope debug delel delf[unction] dif[fupdate] difft[his] dli[st] ds[earch] echoc[onsole] elsei[f] endf[unction] enum exu[sage] fin[d] foldc[lose] go[to] ha[rdcopy] hid[e] if in iuna[bbrev] keepalt la[st] lan[guage] lbo[ttom] ld[o] lfdo lgrepa[dd] lma lo[adview] lop[en] lua m[ove] mes[sages] mod[e] nbs[tart] nor omapc[lear] packl[oadall] popu[p] profd[el] ptf[irst] pts[elect] py3f[ile] pythonx quita[ll] redraws[tatus] rew[ind] rubyf[ile] sIg sa[rgument] sba[ll] sbr[ewind] scl scscope sfir[st] sgl sic sin sm[ap] snoreme spelld[ump] spellw[rong] srg sta[g] stopi[nsert] sunmenu sync tab tabfir[st] tabp[revious] tcl th[row] tlnoremenu tn[ext] ts[elect] undoj[oin] up[date] vie[w] vne[w] wi wp[revious] xa[ll] xprop z[^.=]
+syn keyword vimCommand contained	al[l] argg[lobal] ba[ll] bm[odified]
 syn match   vimCommand contained	"\<z[-+^.=]\=\>"
 syn keyword vimStdPlugin contained	Arguments Asm Break Cfilter Clear Continue DiffOrig Evaluate Finish Gdb Lfilter Man N[ext] Over P[rint] Program Run S Source Step Stop Termdebug TermdebugCommand TOhtml Until Winbar XMLent XMLns
 
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
 syn case match
 
 " Function Names {{{2
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	abs argc assert_equal assert_match atan balloon_show bufexists bufwinid ceil ch_canread ch_getbufnr ch_read ch_status complete_check count deletebufline digraph_set eval exists_compiled extendnew findfile fnameescape foldtextresult get getchangelist getcmdcompltype getcompletion getfperm getline getpid getscriptinfo getwininfo glob2regpat histadd hlID indexof inputsecret isinf job_setoptions js_encode libcall list2str log10 mapnew matchdelete matchstrpos mzeval popup_atcursor popup_dialog popup_findpreview popup_locate popup_settext prompt_getprompt prop_add_list prop_type_add pum_getpos rand readfile reltimefloat remote_read repeat screenattr screenrow searchpair setbufline setcmdline setline setreg sha256 sign_getplaced sign_unplace slice sound_playfile sqrt str2nr strftime strpart submatch synconcealed system tagfiles term_dumpdiff term_getattr term_getsize term_list term_setkill test_alloc_fail test_getvalue test_null_channel test_null_partial test_setmouse timer_info tolower type values winbufnr win_getid win_id2win winnr win_splitmove
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	acos argidx assert_equalfile assert_nobeep atan2 balloon_split buflisted bufwinnr changenr ch_close ch_getjob ch_readblob cindent complete_info cscope_connection did_filetype digraph_setlist eventhandler exp feedkeys flatten fnamemodify foreground getbufinfo getchar getcmdline getcurpos getfsize getloclist getpos gettabinfo getwinpos globpath histdel hlset input insert islocked job_start json_decode libcallnr listener_add luaeval mapset matchend max nextnonblank popup_beval popup_filter_menu popup_getoptions popup_menu popup_show prompt_setcallback prop_clear prop_type_change pumvisible range reduce reltimestr remote_send resolve screenchar screenstring searchpairpos setbufvar setcmdpos setloclist settabvar shellescape sign_jump sign_unplacelist sort sound_stop srand strcharlen strgetchar strptime substitute synID systemlist taglist term_dumpload term_getcursor term_getstatus term_scrape term_setrestore test_autochdir test_gui_event test_null_dict test_null_string test_settime timer_pause toupper typename virtcol wincol win_gettype winlayout winrestcmd winwidth
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	add arglistid assert_exception assert_notequal autocmd_add blob2list bufload byte2line char2nr ch_close_in ch_info ch_readraw clearmatches confirm cursor diff_filler echoraw executable expand filereadable flattennew foldclosed fullcommand getbufline getcharmod getcmdpos getcursorcharpos getftime getmarklist getqflist gettabvar getwinposx has histget hostname inputdialog interrupt isnan job_status json_encode line listener_flush map match matchfuzzy menu_info nr2char popup_clear popup_filter_yesno popup_getpos popup_move pow prompt_setinterrupt prop_find prop_type_delete py3eval readblob reg_executing remote_expr remote_startserver reverse screenchars search searchpos setcellwidths setcursorcharpos setmatches settabwinvar shiftwidth sign_place simplify sound_clear spellbadword state strcharpart stridx strridx swapfilelist synIDattr tabpagebuflist tan term_dumpwrite term_getjob term_gettitle term_sendkeys term_setsize test_feedinput test_ignore_error test_null_function test_option_not_set test_srand_seed timer_start tr undofile virtcol2col windowsversion win_gotoid winline winrestview wordcount
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	and argv assert_fails assert_notmatch autocmd_delete browse bufloaded byteidx charclass chdir ch_log ch_sendexpr col copy debugbreak diff_hlID empty execute expandcmd filewritable float2nr foldclosedend funcref getbufoneline getcharpos getcmdscreenpos getcwd getftype getmatches getreg gettabwinvar getwinposy has_key histnr iconv inputlist invert items job_stop keys line2byte listener_remove maparg matchadd matchfuzzypos min or popup_close popup_findecho popup_hide popup_notification prevnonblank prompt_setprompt prop_list prop_type_get pyeval readdir reg_recording remote_foreground remove round screencol searchcount server2client setcharpos setenv setpos settagstack sign_define sign_placelist sin soundfold spellsuggest str2float strchars string strtrans swapinfo synIDtrans tabpagenr tanh term_getaltscreen term_getline term_gettty term_setansicolors term_start test_garbagecollect_now test_mswin_event test_null_job test_override test_unknown timer_stop trim undotree visualmode win_execute winheight win_move_separator winsaveview writefile
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	append asin assert_false assert_report autocmd_get browsedir bufname byteidxcomp charcol ch_evalexpr ch_logfile ch_sendraw complete cos deepcopy digraph_get environ exepath expr10 filter floor foldlevel function getbufvar getcharsearch getcmdtype getenv getimstatus getmousepos getreginfo gettagstack getwinvar haslocaldir hlexists indent inputrestore isabsolutepath job_getchannel join keytrans lispindent localtime mapcheck matchaddpos matchlist mkdir pathshorten popup_create popup_findinfo popup_list popup_setoptions printf prop_add prop_remove prop_type_list pyxeval readdirex reltime remote_peek rename rubyeval screenpos searchdecl serverlist setcharsearch setfperm setqflist setwinvar sign_getdefined sign_undefine sinh sound_playevent split str2list strdisplaywidth strlen strwidth swapname synstack tabpagewinnr tempname term_getansicolors term_getscrolled terminalprops term_setapi term_wait test_garbagecollect_soon test_null_blob test_null_list test_refcount test_void timer_stopall trunc uniq wildmenumode win_findbuf win_id2tabwin win_move_statusline win_screenpos xor
-syn keyword vimFuncName contained	appendbufline assert_beeps assert_inrange assert_true balloon_gettext bufadd bufnr call charidx ch_evalraw ch_open ch_setoptions complete_add cosh delete digraph_getlist escape exists extend finddir fmod foldtext garbagecollect getcellwidths getcharstr getcmdwintype getfontname getjumplist getmouseshape getregtype gettext glob hasmapto hlget index inputsave isdirectory job_info js_decode len list2blob log maplist matcharg matchstr mode perleval
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	abs argc assert_equal assert_match atan balloon_show bufexists bufwinid ceil ch_canread ch_getbufnr ch_read ch_status complete_check count deletebufline digraph_set eval exists_compiled extendnew findfile fnameescape foldtextresult get getchangelist getcmdcompltype getcompletion getfperm getline getpid getscriptinfo getwininfo glob2regpat histadd hlID indexof inputsecret isinf job_setoptions js_encode libcall list2str log10 mapnew matchdelete matchstrpos mzeval popup_atcursor popup_filter_menu popup_getpos popup_move pow prompt_setinterrupt prop_find prop_type_delete py3eval readblob reg_executing remote_expr remote_startserver reverse screenchars search searchpos setcellwidths setcursorcharpos setmatches settabwinvar shiftwidth sign_place simplify sound_clear spellbadword state strcharpart stridx strridx substitute synID systemlist taglist term_dumpload term_getcursor term_getstatus term_scrape term_setrestore test_autochdir test_gui_event test_null_dict test_null_string test_settime timer_pause toupper typename values winbufnr win_getid win_id2win winnr win_splitmove
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	acos argidx assert_equalfile assert_nobeep atan2 balloon_split buflisted bufwinnr changenr ch_close ch_getjob ch_readblob cindent complete_info cscope_connection did_filetype digraph_setlist eventhandler exp feedkeys flatten fnamemodify foreground getbufinfo getchar getcmdline getcurpos getfsize getloclist getpos gettabinfo getwinpos globpath histdel hlset input insert islocked job_start json_decode libcallnr listener_add luaeval mapset matchend max nextnonblank popup_beval popup_filter_yesno popup_hide popup_notification prevnonblank prompt_setprompt prop_list prop_type_get pyeval readdir reg_recording remote_foreground remove round screencol searchcount server2client setcharpos setenv setpos settagstack sign_define sign_placelist sin soundfold spellsuggest str2float strchars string strtrans swapfilelist synIDattr tabpagebuflist tan term_dumpwrite term_getjob term_gettitle term_sendkeys term_setsize test_feedinput test_ignore_error test_null_function test_option_not_set test_srand_seed timer_start tr undofile virtcol wincol win_gettype winlayout winrestcmd winwidth
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	add arglistid assert_exception assert_notequal autocmd_add blob2list bufload byte2line char2nr ch_close_in ch_info ch_readraw clearmatches confirm cursor diff_filler echoraw executable expand filereadable flattennew foldclosed fullcommand getbufline getcharmod getcmdpos getcursorcharpos getftime getmarklist getqflist gettabvar getwinposx has histget hostname inputdialog interrupt isnan job_status json_encode line listener_flush map match matchfuzzy menu_info nr2char popup_clear popup_findecho popup_list popup_setoptions printf prop_add prop_remove prop_type_list pyxeval readdirex reltime remote_peek rename rubyeval screenpos searchdecl serverlist setcharsearch setfperm setqflist setwinvar sign_getdefined sign_undefine sinh sound_playevent split str2list strdisplaywidth strlen strutf16len swapinfo synIDtrans tabpagenr tanh term_getaltscreen term_getline term_gettty term_setansicolors term_start test_garbagecollect_now test_mswin_event test_null_job test_override test_unknown timer_stop trim undotree virtcol2col windowsversion win_gotoid winline winrestview wordcount
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	and argv assert_fails assert_notmatch autocmd_delete browse bufloaded byteidx charclass chdir ch_log ch_sendexpr col copy debugbreak diff_hlID empty execute expandcmd filewritable float2nr foldclosedend funcref getbufoneline getcharpos getcmdscreenpos getcwd getftype getmatches getreg gettabwinvar getwinposy has_key histnr iconv inputlist invert items job_stop keys line2byte listener_remove maparg matchadd matchfuzzypos min or popup_close popup_findinfo popup_locate popup_settext prompt_getprompt prop_add_list prop_type_add pum_getpos rand readfile reltimefloat remote_read repeat screenattr screenrow searchpair setbufline setcmdline setline setreg sha256 sign_getplaced sign_unplace slice sound_playfile sqrt str2nr strftime strpart strwidth swapname synstack tabpagewinnr tempname term_getansicolors term_getscrolled terminalprops term_setapi term_wait test_garbagecollect_soon test_null_blob test_null_list test_refcount test_void timer_stopall trunc uniq visualmode win_execute winheight win_move_separator winsaveview writefile
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	append asin assert_false assert_report autocmd_get browsedir bufname byteidxcomp charcol ch_evalexpr ch_logfile ch_sendraw complete cos deepcopy digraph_get environ exepath expr10 filter floor foldlevel function getbufvar getcharsearch getcmdtype getenv getimstatus getmousepos getreginfo gettagstack getwinvar haslocaldir hlexists indent inputrestore isabsolutepath job_getchannel join keytrans lispindent localtime mapcheck matchaddpos matchlist mkdir pathshorten popup_create popup_findpreview popup_menu popup_show prompt_setcallback prop_clear prop_type_change pumvisible range reduce reltimestr remote_send resolve screenchar screenstring searchpairpos setbufvar setcmdpos setloclist settabvar shellescape sign_jump sign_unplacelist sort sound_stop srand strcharlen strgetchar strptime submatch synconcealed system tagfiles term_dumpdiff term_getattr term_getsize term_list term_setkill test_alloc_fail test_getvalue test_null_channel test_null_partial test_setmouse timer_info tolower type utf16idx wildmenumode win_findbuf win_id2tabwin win_move_statusline win_screenpos xor
+syn keyword vimFuncName contained	appendbufline assert_beeps assert_inrange assert_true balloon_gettext bufadd bufnr call charidx ch_evalraw ch_open ch_setoptions complete_add cosh delete digraph_getlist escape exists extend finddir fmod foldtext garbagecollect getcellwidths getcharstr getcmdwintype getfontname getjumplist getmouseshape getregtype gettext glob hasmapto hlget index inputsave isdirectory job_info js_decode len list2blob log maplist matcharg matchstr mode perleval popup_dialog popup_getoptions
 
 "--- syntax here and above generated by mkvimvim ---
 " Special Vim Highlighting (not automatic) {{{1
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/xpm.vim b/runtime/syntax/xpm.vim
index be9f387..efacdb9 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/xpm.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/xpm.vim
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	X Pixmap
 " Maintainer:	Ronald Schild <rs@scutum.de>
-" Last Change:	2021 Oct 04
-" Version:	5.4n.1
+" Last Change:	2023 May 11
+" Version:	5.4n.2
 "               Jemma Nelson added termguicolors support
 "               Dominique Pellé fixed spelling support
+"               Christian J. Robinson fixed use of global variables, moved
+"               loop into a compiled function
 
 " quit when a syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -21,108 +23,119 @@
 
 if has("gui_running") || has("termguicolors") && &termguicolors
 
-let color  = ""
-let chars  = ""
-let colors = 0
-let cpp    = 0
-let n      = 0
-let i      = 1
+def s:CreateSyntax(): void
+   var color  = ""
+   var chars  = ""
+   var colors = 0
+   var cpp    = 0
+   var n      = 0
+   var lines  = getline(1, '$')
 
-while i <= line("$")		" scanning all lines
+   for line in lines			# scanning all lines
 
-   let s = matchstr(getline(i), '".\{-1,}"')
-   if s != ""			" does line contain a string?
+      var s = matchstr(line, '".\{-1,}"')
 
-      if n == 0			" first string is the Values string
+      if s != ""			# does line contain a string?
 
-	 " get the 3rd value: colors = number of colors
-	 let colors = substitute(s, '"\s*\d\+\s\+\d\+\s\+\(\d\+\).*"', '\1', '')
-	 " get the 4th value: cpp = number of character per pixel
-	 let cpp = substitute(s, '"\s*\d\+\s\+\d\+\s\+\d\+\s\+\(\d\+\).*"', '\1', '')
-	 if cpp =~ '[^0-9]'
-	    break  " if cpp is not made of digits there must be something wrong
-	 endif
+	 if n == 0			# first string is the Values string
 
-	 " Highlight the Values string as normal string (no pixel string).
-	 " Only when there is no slash, it would terminate the pattern.
-	 if s !~ '/'
-	    exe 'syn match xpmValues /' . s . '/'
-	 endif
-	 hi link xpmValues String
+	    var values = split(s[1 : -2])
 
-	 let n = 1		" n = color index
+	    # Values string invalid, bail out
+	    if len(values) != 4
+	       return
+	    endif
 
-      elseif n <= colors	" string is a color specification
+	    # get the 3rd value: colors = number of colors
+	    colors = str2nr(values[2])
+	    # get the 4th value: cpp = number of character per pixel
+	    cpp = str2nr(values[3])
 
-	 " get chars = <cpp> length string representing the pixels
-	 " (first incl. the following whitespace)
-	 let chars = substitute(s, '"\(.\{'.cpp.'}\s\).*"', '\1', '')
+	    # these values must be positive, nonzero
+	    if colors < 1 || cpp < 1
+	       return
+	    endif
 
-	 " now get color, first try 'c' key if any (color visual)
-	 let color = substitute(s, '".*\sc\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(\(g4\=\|[ms]\)\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
-	 if color == s
-	    " no 'c' key, try 'g' key (grayscale with more than 4 levels)
-	    let color = substitute(s, '".*\sg\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(\(g4\|[ms]\)\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
+	    # Highlight the Values string as normal string (no pixel string).
+	    # Only when there is no slash, it would terminate the pattern.
+	    if s !~ '/'
+	       exe 'syn match xpmValues /' .. s .. '/'
+	    endif
+	    hi link xpmValues String
+
+	    n = 1		# n = color index
+
+	 elseif n <= colors	# string is a color specification
+
+	    # get chars = <cpp> length string representing the pixels
+	    # (first incl. the following whitespace)
+	    chars = substitute(s, '"\(.\{' .. cpp .. '}\s\).*"', '\1', '')
+
+	    # now get color, first try 'c' key if any (color visual)
+	    color = substitute(s, '".*\sc\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(\(g4\=\|[ms]\)\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
 	    if color == s
-	       " next try: 'g4' key (4-level grayscale)
-	       let color = substitute(s, '".*\sg4\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\([ms]\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
+	       # no 'c' key, try 'g' key (grayscale with more than 4 levels)
+	       color = substitute(s, '".*\sg\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(\(g4\|[ms]\)\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
 	       if color == s
-		  " finally try 'm' key (mono visual)
-		  let color = substitute(s, '".*\sm\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(s\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
+		  # next try: 'g4' key (4-level grayscale)
+		  color = substitute(s, '".*\sg4\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\([ms]\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
 		  if color == s
-		     let color = ""
+		     # finally try 'm' key (mono visual)
+		     color = substitute(s, '".*\sm\s\+\(.\{-}\)\s*\(s\s.*\)*\s*"', '\1', '')
+		     if color == s
+			color = ""
+		     endif
 		  endif
 	       endif
 	    endif
+
+	    # Vim cannot handle RGB codes with more than 6 hex digits
+	    if color =~ '#\x\{10,}$'
+	       color = substitute(color, '\(\x\x\)\x\x', '\1', 'g')
+	    elseif color =~ '#\x\{7,}$'
+	       color = substitute(color, '\(\x\x\)\x', '\1', 'g')
+	    # nor with 3 digits
+	    elseif color =~ '#\x\{3}$'
+	       color = substitute(color, '\(\x\)\(\x\)\(\x\)', '0\10\20\3', '')
+	    endif
+
+	    # escape meta characters in patterns
+	    s = escape(s, '/\*^$.~[] ')
+	    chars = escape(chars, '/\*^$.~[] ')
+
+	    # now create syntax items
+	    # highlight the color string as normal string (no pixel string)
+	    exe 'syn match xpmCol' .. n .. 'Def /' .. s .. '/ contains=xpmCol' .. n .. 'inDef'
+	    exe 'hi link xpmCol' .. n .. 'Def String'
+
+	    # but highlight the first whitespace after chars in its color
+	    exe 'syn match xpmCol' .. n .. 'inDef /"' .. chars .. '/hs=s+' .. (cpp + 1) .. ' contained'
+	    exe 'hi link xpmCol' .. n .. 'inDef xpmColor' .. n
+
+	    # remove the following whitespace from chars
+	    chars = substitute(chars, '.$', '', '')
+
+	    # and create the syntax item contained in the pixel strings
+	    exe 'syn match xpmColor' .. n .. ' /' .. chars .. '/ contained'
+	    exe 'syn cluster xpmColors add=xpmColor' .. n
+
+	    # if no color or color = "None" show background
+	    if color == ""  ||  substitute(color, '.*', '\L&', '') == 'none'
+	       exe 'hi xpmColor' .. n .. ' guifg=bg'
+	       exe 'hi xpmColor' .. n .. ' guibg=NONE'
+	    elseif color !~ "'"
+	       exe 'hi xpmColor' .. n .. " guifg='" .. color .. "'"
+	       exe 'hi xpmColor' .. n .. " guibg='" .. color .. "'"
+	    endif
+	    n += 1
+	 else
+	    break		# no more color string
 	 endif
-
-	 " Vim cannot handle RGB codes with more than 6 hex digits
-	 if color =~ '#\x\{10,}$'
-	    let color = substitute(color, '\(\x\x\)\x\x', '\1', 'g')
-	 elseif color =~ '#\x\{7,}$'
-	    let color = substitute(color, '\(\x\x\)\x', '\1', 'g')
-	 " nor with 3 digits
-	 elseif color =~ '#\x\{3}$'
-	    let color = substitute(color, '\(\x\)\(\x\)\(\x\)', '0\10\20\3', '')
-	 endif
-
-	 " escape meta characters in patterns
-	 let s = escape(s, '/\*^$.~[]')
-	 let chars = escape(chars, '/\*^$.~[]')
-
-	 " now create syntax items
-	 " highlight the color string as normal string (no pixel string)
-	 exe 'syn match xpmCol'.n.'Def /'.s.'/ contains=xpmCol'.n.'inDef'
-	 exe 'hi link xpmCol'.n.'Def String'
-
-	 " but highlight the first whitespace after chars in its color
-	 exe 'syn match xpmCol'.n.'inDef /"'.chars.'/hs=s+'.(cpp+1).' contained'
-	 exe 'hi link xpmCol'.n.'inDef xpmColor'.n
-
-	 " remove the following whitespace from chars
-	 let chars = substitute(chars, '.$', '', '')
-
-	 " and create the syntax item contained in the pixel strings
-	 exe 'syn match xpmColor'.n.' /'.chars.'/ contained'
-	 exe 'syn cluster xpmColors add=xpmColor'.n
-
-	 " if no color or color = "None" show background
-	 if color == ""  ||  substitute(color, '.*', '\L&', '') == 'none'
-	    exe 'hi xpmColor'.n.' guifg=bg'
-	    exe 'hi xpmColor'.n.' guibg=NONE'
-	 elseif color !~ "'"
-	    exe 'hi xpmColor'.n." guifg='".color."'"
-	    exe 'hi xpmColor'.n." guibg='".color."'"
-	 endif
-	 let n = n + 1
-      else
-	 break		" no more color string
       endif
-   endif
-   let i = i + 1
-endwhile
+   endfor
+enddef
 
-unlet color chars colors cpp n i s
+call s:CreateSyntax()
 
 endif          " has("gui_running") || has("termguicolors") && &termguicolors