text: " Vim syntax file
  " Language:	MS Message Text files (*.mc)
  " Maintainer:	Kevin Locke <kwl7@cornell.edu>
  " Last Change:	2008 April 09
  " Location:	http://kevinlocke.name/programs/vim/syntax/msmessages.vim
  
  " See format description at <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385646.aspx>
  " This file is based on the rc.vim and c.vim
  
  " 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
  
  " Common MS Messages keywords
  syn case ignore
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier MessageIdTypedef
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier SeverityNames
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier FacilityNames
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier LanguageNames
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier OutputBase
  
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier MessageId
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier Severity
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier Facility
  syn keyword msmessagesIdentifier OutputBase
  
  syn match msmessagesIdentifier /\<SymbolicName\>/ nextgroup=msmessagesIdentEq skipwhite
  syn match msmessagesIdentEq transparent /=/ nextgroup=msmessagesIdentDef skipwhite contained
  syn match msmessagesIdentDef display /\w\+/ contained
  " Note:  The Language keyword is highlighted as part of an msmessagesLangEntry
  
  " Set value
  syn case match
  syn region msmessagesSet	start="(" end=")" transparent fold contains=msmessagesName keepend
  syn match msmessagesName /\w\+/ nextgroup=msmessagesSetEquals skipwhite contained
  syn match msmessagesSetEquals /=/ display transparent nextgroup=msmessagesNumVal skipwhite contained
  syn match msmessagesNumVal	display transparent "\<\d\|\.\d" contains=msmessagesNumber,msmessagesFloat,msmessagesOctalError,msmessagesOctal nextgroup=msmessagesValSep
  syn match msmessagesValSep /:/ display nextgroup=msmessagesNameDef contained
  syn match msmessagesNameDef /\w\+/ display contained
  
  
  " Comments are converted to C source (by removing leading ;)
  " So we highlight the comments as C
  syn include @msmessagesC syntax/c.vim
  unlet b:current_syntax
  syn region msmessagesCComment matchgroup=msmessagesComment start=/;/ end=/$/ contains=@msmessagesC keepend
  
  " String and Character constants
  " Highlight special characters (those which have a escape) differently
  syn case ignore
  syn region msmessagesLangEntry start=/\<Language\>\s*=\s*\S\+\s*$/hs=e+1 end=/^\./ contains=msmessagesFormat,msmessagesLangEntryEnd,msmessagesLanguage keepend
  syn match msmessagesLanguage /\<Language\(\s*=\)\@=/ contained
  syn match msmessagesLangEntryEnd display /^\./ contained
  syn case match
  syn match msmessagesFormat display	/%[1-9]\d\?\(![-+0 #]*\d*\(\.\d\+\)\?\(h\|l\|ll\|I\|I32\|I64\)\?[aAcCdeEfgGinopsSuxX]!\)\?/ contained
  syn match msmessagesFormat display	/%[0.%\\br]/ contained
  syn match msmessagesFormat display	/%!\(\s\)\@=/ contained
  
  " Integer number, or floating point number without a dot and with "f".
  " Copied from c.vim
  syn case ignore
  "(long) integer
  syn match msmessagesNumber	display contained "\d\+\(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>"
  "hex number
  syn match msmessagesNumber	display contained "\<0x\x\+\(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>"
  " Flag the first zero of an octal number as something special
  syn match msmessagesOctal	display contained "\<0\o\+\(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>" contains=msmessagesOctalZero
  syn match msmessagesOctalZero	display contained "\<0"
  " flag an octal number with wrong digits
  syn match msmessagesOctalError	display contained "\<0\o*[89]\d*"
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "\d\+f"
  "floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "\d\+\.\d*\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\="
  "floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "\.\d\+\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\=\>"
  "floating point number, without dot, with exponent
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
  "hexadecimal floating point number, optional leading digits, with dot, with exponent
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "0x\x*\.\x\+p[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
  "hexadecimal floating point number, with leading digits, optional dot, with exponent
  syn match msmessagesFloat	display contained "0x\x\+\.\=p[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
  
  " Types (used in MessageIdTypedef statement)
  syn case match
  syn keyword msmessagesType	int long short char
  syn keyword msmessagesType	signed unsigned
  syn keyword msmessagesType	size_t ssize_t sig_atomic_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	int8_t int16_t int32_t int64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	uint8_t uint16_t uint32_t uint64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	int_least8_t int_least16_t int_least32_t int_least64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	uint_least8_t uint_least16_t uint_least32_t uint_least64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	int_fast8_t int_fast16_t int_fast32_t int_fast64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	uint_fast8_t uint_fast16_t uint_fast32_t uint_fast64_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	intptr_t uintptr_t
  syn keyword msmessagesType	intmax_t uintmax_t
  " Add some Windows datatypes that will be common in msmessages files
  syn keyword msmessagesType	BYTE CHAR SHORT SIZE_T SSIZE_T TBYTE TCHAR UCHAR USHORT
  syn keyword msmessagesType	DWORD DWORDLONG DWORD32 DWORD64
  syn keyword msmessagesType	INT INT32 INT64 UINT UINT32 UINT64
  syn keyword msmessagesType	LONG LONGLONG LONG32 LONG64
  syn keyword msmessagesType	ULONG ULONGLONG ULONG32 ULONG64
  
  " Sync to language entries, since they should be most common
  syn sync match msmessagesLangSync grouphere msmessagesLangEntry "\<Language\s*="
  syn sync match msmessagesLangEndSync grouphere NONE "^\."
  
  " Define the default highlighting.
  hi def link msmessagesNumber		Number
  hi def link msmessagesOctal		Number
  hi def link msmessagesFloat		Float
  hi def link msmessagesOctalError	msmessagesError
  hi def link msmessagesSetError		msmessagesError
  hi def link msmessagesError		Error
  hi def link msmessagesLangEntry		String
  hi def link msmessagesLangEntryEnd	Special
  hi def link msmessagesComment		Comment
  hi def link msmessagesFormat		msmessagesSpecial
  hi def link msmessagesSpecial		SpecialChar
  
  hi def link msmessagesType		Type
  hi def link msmessagesIdentifier	Identifier
  hi def link msmessagesLanguage		msmessagesIdentifier
  hi def link msmessagesName		msmessagesIdentifier
  hi def link msmessagesNameDef		Macro
  hi def link msmessagesIdentDef		Macro
  hi def link msmessagesValSep		Special
  hi def link msmessagesNameErr		Error
  
  let b:current_syntax = "msmessages"
  
  " vim: ts=8
  