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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	PPD (PostScript printer description) file
+" Maintainer:	Bjoern Jacke <bjacke@suse.de>
+" Last Change:	2001-10-06
+
+" 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	ppdComment	"^\*%.*"
+syn match	ppdDef		"\*[a-zA-Z0-9]\+"
+syn match	ppdDefine	"\*[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]\+:"
+syn match	ppdUI		"\*[a-zA-Z]*\(Open\|Close\)UI"
+syn match	ppdUIGroup	"\*[a-zA-Z]*\(Open\|Close\)Group"
+syn match	ppdGUIText	"/.*:"
+syn match	ppdContraints	"^*UIConstraints:"
+
+" 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_ahdl_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_ahdl_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+
+  HiLink ppdComment		Comment
+  HiLink ppdDefine		Statement
+  HiLink ppdUI			Function
+  HiLink ppdUIGroup		Function
+  HiLink ppdDef			String
+  HiLink ppdGUIText		Type
+  HiLink ppdContraints		Special
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "ppd"
+
+" vim: ts=8