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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Latte
+" Maintainer:	Nick Moffitt, <nick@zork.net>
+" Last Change:	14 June, 2000
+"
+" Notes:
+" I based this on the TeX and Scheme syntax files (but mostly scheme).
+" See http://www.latte.org for info on the language.
+
+" 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
+
+syn match latteError "[{}\\]"
+syn match latteOther "\\{"
+syn match latteOther "\\}"
+syn match latteOther "\\\\"
+
+if version < 600
+  set iskeyword=33,43,45,48-57,63,65-90,95,97-122,_
+else
+  setlocal iskeyword=33,43,45,48-57,63,65-90,95,97-122,_
+endif
+
+syn region latteVar matchgroup=SpecialChar start=!\\[A-Za-z_]!rs=s+1 end=![^A-Za-z0-9?!+_-]!me=e-1 contains=ALLBUT,latteNumber,latteOther
+syn region latteVar matchgroup=SpecialChar start=!\\[=\&][A-Za-z_]!rs=s+2 end=![^A-Za-z0-9?!+_-]!me=e-1 contains=ALLBUT,latteNumber,latteOther
+syn region latteString	start=+\\"+ skip=+\\\\"+ end=+\\"+
+
+syn region latteGroup	matchgroup=Delimiter start="{" skip="\\[{}]" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}" contains=ALLBUT,latteSyntax
+
+syn region latteUnquote matchgroup=Delimiter start="\\,{" skip="\\[{}]" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}" contains=ALLBUT,latteSyntax
+syn region latteSplice matchgroup=Delimiter start="\\,@{" skip="\\[{}]" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}" contains=ALLBUT,latteSyntax
+syn region latteQuote matchgroup=Delimiter start="\\'{" skip="\\[{}]" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}"
+syn region latteQuote matchgroup=Delimiter start="\\`{" skip="\\[{}]" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}" contains=latteUnquote,latteSplice
+
+syn match  latteOperator   '\\/'
+syn match  latteOperator   '='
+
+syn match  latteComment	"\\;.*$"
+
+" This was gathered by slurping in the index.
+
+syn keyword latteSyntax __FILE__ __latte-version__ contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax _bal-tag _pre _tag add and append apply back contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax caar cadr car cdar cddr cdr ceil compose contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax concat cons def defmacro divide downcase contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax empty? equal? error explode file-contents contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax floor foreach front funcall ge?  getenv contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax greater-equal? greater? group group? gt? html contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax if include lambda le? length less-equal? contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax less? let lmap load-file load-library lt?  macro contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax member?  modulo multiply not nth operator? contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax or ordinary quote process-output push-back contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax push-front quasiquote quote random rdc reverse contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax set!  snoc splicing unquote strict-html4 contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax string-append string-ge?  string-greater-equal? contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax string-greater?  string-gt?  string-le? contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax string-less-equal?  string-less?  string-lt? contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax string?  subseq substr subtract  contained
+syn keyword latteSyntax upcase useless warn while zero?  contained
+
+
+" If it's good enough for scheme...
+
+syn sync match matchPlace grouphere NONE "^[^ \t]"
+" ... i.e. synchronize on a line that starts at the left margin
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_latte_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_latte_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink latteSyntax		Statement
+  HiLink latteVar			Function
+
+  HiLink latteString		String
+  HiLink latteQuote			String
+
+  HiLink latteDelimiter		Delimiter
+  HiLink latteOperator		Operator
+
+  HiLink latteComment		Comment
+  HiLink latteError			Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "latte"