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How can I enable .xml syntax highlighting for .xaml files?
Assuming all works as you wish it when you enter :set filetype=xml when your XAML file is open in a buffer, try this: create file ~/.vim/ftdetect/xaml.vim containing the following:
" Detects XAML ...
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How do you highlight text surrounded by double equals
I had the same question. My solution is not perfect, since I do not do exactly what you want, but you can adapt my solution to yours, if you are willing to add more highlight groups.
To do close what ...
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How to recognize Azure pipeline template expressions in bash?
This fixes it:
~/.vim/after/syntax/yaml/SyntaxInclude.vim:
call SyntaxRange#Include('^\ *- \(script\|bash\): |', 'condition\|displayName', 'bash')
" Allow template variables ...
" ... in ...
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Create a new syntax highlighting by reusing an existing syntax
The user manual explains how to do this at :help 44.9.
In your new cext.vim syntax highlighting file, add the following line to include the Vim runtime's existing C++ highlighting:
:runtime! syntax/...
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Syntax highlight for C #define constant
Strictly technically speaking, there isn't really a difference between a define that "acts like a constant" vs. a "macro": in both cases the C pre-processor essentially does a ...
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Syntax highlighting for grub configuration
If filetype was set wrong then reset it manually. If it happens too often then fix it by :h ftdetect once and forever;
If syntax is outdated ping syntax maintainer. If syntax is abandoned search web ...
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syntax highlighting breaks on escaped newlines / characters
This code uses the i3ConfigLineCont rule.
syn region i3ConfigLineCont start=/^.*\\$/ end=/^.*$/ ...
end=/^.*$/ needs to be end=/^[^\\]*$/ to fix the highlight error. There is a pull request with this ...
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