On Dec 16, 1:21 pm, AK <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/16/2010 02:08 PM, Ben Fritz wrote: > > > >> syn region hl1 start=/(/ end=/)/ > >> hi def hl1 guifg=#57a guibg=#333 > > >> (test) is not highlighted at all. > > > syn match potlTab0 /^ [^\t].*/ > hi def potlTab0 ctermfg=1 cterm=NONE guifg=brown >
Your syn match command either needs a contains=hl1, or your syn region command needs a containedin=potltab0. Your syn match will match "a space at the beginning of the line, followed by anything not a tab, followed by any number of anything". This means that on lines where (test) is not at the very beginning of the line, the match will apply first, taking precedence. Syntax rules do not allow matches of other rules within them unless you tell them to. With your two sytax rules I get the 2nd line to match your region, but not the first: ...(test) (test) If I add a containedin=potlTab0 to the syn region, the (test) on both lines is highlighted. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
