README.txt (1585B)
1 This directory contains Vim scripts for syntax highlighting. 2 3 These scripts are not for a language, but are used by Vim itself: 4 5 syntax.vim Used for the ":syntax on" command. Uses synload.vim. 6 7 manual.vim Used for the ":syntax manual" command. Uses synload.vim. 8 9 synload.vim Contains autocommands to load a language file when a certain 10 file name (extension) is used. And sets up the Syntax menu 11 for the GUI. 12 13 nosyntax.vim Used for the ":syntax off" command. Undo the loading of 14 synload.vim. 15 16 The "shared" directory contains generated files and what is used by more than 17 one syntax. 18 19 20 A few special files: 21 22 2html.vim Converts any highlighted file to HTML (GUI only). 23 colortest.vim Check for color names and actual color on screen. 24 hitest.vim View the current highlight settings. 25 whitespace.vim View Tabs and Spaces. 26 27 28 If you want to write a syntax file, read the docs at ":help usr_44.txt". 29 30 If you make a new syntax file which would be useful for others, please send it 31 to the vim-dev mailing list <vim-dev@vim.org>. Include instructions for 32 detecting the file type for this language, by file name extension or by 33 checking a few lines in the file. And please write the file in a portable way, 34 see ":help 44.12". 35 36 If you have remarks about an existing file, send them to the maintainer of 37 that file. Only when you get no response send a message to the vim-dev 38 mailing list: <vim-dev@vim.org>. 39 40 If you are the maintainer of a syntax file and make improvements, send the new 41 version to the vim-dev mailing list: <vim-dev@vim.org> 42 43 For further info see ":help syntax" in Vim.