runtime/syntax/desktop.vim

" Vim syntax file
" Language:	.desktop, .directory files
"		according to freedesktop.org specification 0.9.4
" http://pdx.freedesktop.org/Standards/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-0.9.4.html
" Maintainer:	Mikolaj Machowski ( mikmach AT wp DOT pl )
" Last Change:	2016 Apr 02
" 		(added "Keywords")
" Version Info: desktop.vim 0.9.4-1.2

" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
if exists("b:current_syntax")
    finish
endif

" This syntax file can be used to all *nix configuration files similar to dos
" ini format (eg. .xawtv, .radio, kde rc files) - this is default mode. But
" you can also enforce strict following of freedesktop.org standard for
" .desktop and .directory files . Set (eg. in vimrc)
" let enforce_freedesktop_standard = 1
" and nonstandard extensions not following X- notation will not be highlighted.
if exists("enforce_freedesktop_standard")
	let b:enforce_freedesktop_standard = 1
else
	let b:enforce_freedesktop_standard = 0
endif

" case on
syn case match

" General
if b:enforce_freedesktop_standard == 0
	syn match  dtNotStLabel	"^.\{-}=\@=" nextgroup=dtDelim
endif

syn match  dtGroup	/^\s*\[.*\]/
syn match  dtComment	/^\s*#.*$/
syn match  dtDelim	/=/ contained

" Locale
syn match   dtLocale /^\s*\<\(Name\|GenericName\|Comment\|SwallowTitle\|Icon\|UnmountIcon\)\>.*/ contains=dtLocaleKey,dtLocaleName,dtDelim transparent
syn keyword dtLocaleKey Name GenericName Comment SwallowTitle Icon UnmountIcon nextgroup=dtLocaleName containedin=dtLocale
syn match   dtLocaleName /\(\[.\{-}\]\s*=\@=\|\)/ nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtLocale contained

" Numeric
syn match   dtNumeric /^\s*\<Version\>/ contains=dtNumericKey,dtDelim
syn keyword dtNumericKey Version nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtNumeric contained

" Boolean
syn match   dtBoolean /^\s*\<\(StartupNotify\|ReadOnly\|Terminal\|Hidden\|NoDisplay\)\>.*/ contains=dtBooleanKey,dtDelim,dtBooleanValue transparent
syn keyword dtBooleanKey StartupNotify ReadOnly Terminal Hidden NoDisplay nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtBoolean contained
syn keyword dtBooleanValue true false containedin=dtBoolean contained

" String
syn match   dtString /^\s*\<\(Encoding\|Icon\|Path\|Actions\|FSType\|MountPoint\|UnmountIcon\|URL\|Keywords\|Categories\|OnlyShowIn\|NotShowIn\|StartupWMClass\|FilePattern\|MimeType\)\>.*/ contains=dtStringKey,dtDelim transparent
syn keyword dtStringKey Type Encoding TryExec Exec Path Actions FSType MountPoint URL Keywords Categories OnlyShowIn NotShowIn StartupWMClass FilePattern MimeType nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtString contained

" Exec
syn match   dtExec /^\s*\<\(Exec\|TryExec\|SwallowExec\)\>.*/ contains=dtExecKey,dtDelim,dtExecParam transparent
syn keyword dtExecKey Exec TryExec SwallowExec nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtExec contained
syn match   dtExecParam  /%[fFuUnNdDickv]/ containedin=dtExec contained

" Type
syn match   dtType /^\s*\<Type\>.*/ contains=dtTypeKey,dtDelim,dtTypeValue transparent
syn keyword dtTypeKey Type nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtType contained
syn keyword dtTypeValue Application Link FSDevice Directory containedin=dtType contained

" X-Addition
syn match   dtXAdd    /^\s*X-.*/ contains=dtXAddKey,dtDelim transparent
syn match   dtXAddKey /^\s*X-.\{-}\s*=\@=/ nextgroup=dtDelim containedin=dtXAdd contains=dtXLocale contained

" Locale for X-Addition
syn match   dtXLocale /\[.\{-}\]\s*=\@=/ containedin=dtXAddKey contained

" Locale for all
syn match   dtALocale /\[.\{-}\]\s*=\@=/ containedin=ALL


" Define the default highlighting.
" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>

HiLink dtGroup		 Special
HiLink dtComment	 Comment
HiLink dtDelim		 String

HiLink dtLocaleKey	 Type
HiLink dtLocaleName	 Identifier
HiLink dtXLocale	 Identifier
HiLink dtALocale	 Identifier

HiLink dtNumericKey	 Type

HiLink dtBooleanKey	 Type
HiLink dtBooleanValue	 Constant

HiLink dtStringKey	 Type

HiLink dtExecKey	 Type
HiLink dtExecParam	 Special
HiLink dtTypeKey	 Type
HiLink dtTypeValue	 Constant
HiLink dtNotStLabel	 Type
HiLink dtXAddKey	 Type

delcommand HiLink

let b:current_syntax = "desktop"

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