" VIM syntax file
" Language:	Nroff/Troff
" Maintainer:	Matthias Burian <burian@grabner-instruments.com>
" Last Change:	2000 Apr 13

syn clear

syn match nroffError "\s\+$"
syn match nroffCommand "^\.[a-zA-Z]" nextgroup=nroffCmdArg,nroffError
syn match nroffCommand "^\.[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\\]" nextgroup=nroffCmdArg,nroffError

syn match nroffCmdArg contained ".*" contains=nroffString,nroffComArg,nroffError
syn region nroffString contained start=/"/ end=/"/ contains=nroffFont,nroffError
syn region nroffString contained start=/'/ end=/'/ contains=nroffFont,nroffError
syn match nroffComArg +\\["#].*+
syn match nroffComment +^\.\\".*+

syn region nroffFont start="\\f[A-Z]"hs=s+3 end="\\f[A-Z]"he=e-3 end="$"
syn region nroffFont start="\\\*<"hs=s+3 end="\\\*>"he=e-3
syn region nroffDefine start="\.ds\ [A-Za-z_]\+" end="$" contains=ALL
syn region nroffSize start="\\s[0-9]*" end="\\s[0-9]*"
syn region nroffSpecial start="^\.[TP]S$" end="^\.[TP]E$"
syn region nroffSpecial start="^\.EQ" end="^\.EN"

if !exists("did_nroff_syntax_inits")
  let did_nroff_syntax_inits = 1
  " The default methods for highlighting.  Can be overridden later
  hi link nroffCommand			Statement
  hi link nroffComment			Comment
  hi link nroffComArg			Comment
  hi link nroffFont			PreProc
  hi link nroffSize			PreProc
  hi link nroffDefine			String
  hi link nroffString			String
  hi link nroffSpecial			Question
  hi link nroffError			Error
endif

let b:current_syntax = "nroff"

" vim: ts=8