1This directory contains Vim scripts for syntax highlighting. 2 3These scripts are not for a language, but are used by Vim itself: 4 5syntax.vim Used for the ":syntax on" command. Uses synload.vim. 6 7manual.vim Used for the ":syntax manual" command. Uses synload.vim. 8 9synload.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 13nosyntax.vim Used for the ":syntax off" command. Undo the loading of 14 synload.vim. 15 16 17A few special files: 18 192html.vim Converts any highlighted file to HTML (GUI only). 20colortest.vim Check for color names and actual color on screen. 21hitest.vim View the current highlight settings. 22whitespace.vim View Tabs and Spaces. 23 24 25If you want to write a syntax file, read the docs at ":help usr_44.txt". 26 27If you make a new syntax file which would be useful for others, please send it 28to Bram@vim.org. Include instructions for detecting the file type for this 29language, by file name extension or by checking a few lines in the file. 30And please write the file in a portable way, see ":help 44.12". 31 32If you have remarks about an existing file, send them to the maintainer of 33that file. Only when you get no response send a message to Bram@vim.org. 34 35If you are the maintainer of a syntax file and make improvements, send the new 36version to Bram@vim.org. 37 38For further info see ":help syntax" in Vim. 39