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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: 	gnash(1) configuration files
+"		http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/manual/gnashuser.html#gnashrc
+" Maintainer: 	Thilo Six <T.Six@gmx.de>
+" Last Change: 	2011 Apr 28
+" Credidts:	derived from readline.vim
+"		Nikolai Weibull
+"
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+    syntax clear
+elseif exists ("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+
+syn case match
+
+syn keyword GnashTodo	    contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  GnashComment    display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=GnashTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   GnashNumber	    display '\<\d\+\>'
+
+syn case ignore
+syn keyword GnashOn	    ON YES TRUE
+syn keyword GnashOff	    OFF NO FALSE
+syn case match
+
+syn match GnashSet	    '^\s*set\>'
+syn match GnashSet	    '^\s*append\>'
+
+syn match GnashKeyword	    '\<CertDir\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<ASCodingErrorsVerbosity\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<CertFile\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<EnableExtensions\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<HWAccel\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<LCShmKey\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<LocalConnection\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<MalformedSWFVerbosity\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<Renderer\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<RootCert\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<SOLReadOnly\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<SOLSafeDir\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<SOLreadonly\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<SOLsafedir\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<StartStopped\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<StreamsTimeout\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<URLOpenerFormat\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<XVideo\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<actionDump\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<blacklist\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<debugger\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<debuglog\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<delay\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<enableExtensions\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<flashSystemManufacturer\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<flashSystemOS\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<flashVersionString\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<ignoreFSCommand\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<ignoreShowMenu\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<insecureSSL\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<localSandboxPath\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<localdomain\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<localhost\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<microphoneDevice\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<parserDump\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<pluginsound\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<quality\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<solLocalDomain\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<sound\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<splashScreen\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<startStopped\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<streamsTimeout\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<urlOpenerFormat\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<verbosity\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<webcamDevice\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<whitelist\>'
+syn match GnashKeyword      '\<writelog\>'
+
+hi def GnashOn		    ctermfg=Green guifg=Green
+hi def GnashOff		    ctermfg=Red   guifg=Red
+hi def link GnashComment    Comment
+hi def link GnashTodo	    Todo
+hi def link GnashString	    String
+hi def link GnashNumber	    Normal
+hi def link GnashSet	    String
+hi def link GnashKeyword    Keyword
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gnash"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save