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Hi Andreas,

to avoid any hassle when editing hollywood scripts on different platforms
and being able to enjoy the comfort of a *proper* text editor, I wrote a
syntax highlighting script with basic error checking for the very best
editor ever: VIM . See attechment.

Installation:
Extract the archive within your ".vim"-directory on linux
or "_vimfiles"-folder on Windows.

It is not deeply tested but it meets my current needs. Might be, that I
improve it over time. However, i thought, it could be useful for others,
too. So, feel free to distribute it if u like.

Feedback is welcome

Credits go to:

1) the authors of the original "lua.vim" script "Marcus Aurelius
Farias" and "Carlos Augusto Teixeira Mendes" for the original LUA
syntax highlighting script.
(Though, LUA differs from Hollywood a lot more then expected)

2) the authors (unknown to me) of the ultraedit syntax highlighting
script. I conveniently borrowed Hollywood 7.0's constant and function
definitions from it.

Remarks on the highlighting:

1) In addition to the internal hollywood functions, the script also
highlights user-defined functions in case they follow the recommended
schema that those functions should starte with the prefix "p_", e.g.
p_myfucntion();

2) Highlighting Issues: Depending on your VIM colour schema, Strings or
Comments might be highlighted in a way, you don't like. (I use xterm with
black background). If so, try one of the following settings after opening
a hollywood script:

:hi link hwString MoreMsg
:hi link hwString NonText
:hi link hwString String

and for comments:

:hi link hwComment MoreMsg
:hi link hwComment NonText
:hi link hwComment Comment

Remember the setting you like and change the corresponding definition
at the bottom of the hollywood.vim file. Restart VIM. Done.

3) Should work for Vim on AmigaOS, too. However, due to her non-colour
termcap emulation it is only of minor help.

4) Feedback is welcome

Cheers,
Tom

nexus wrote:VIM is not an IDE, it is "just" an editor -- but a very powerful one. However, If you do not know VIM and do not attest yourself some kind of nerdyness, you most likely will not fall in love with VIM. However, I will give you a hint why VIM is such an indispensable tool:

Why, oh WHY, do those #?@! nutheads use vi?

If you feel brave go and learn VIM. It might seem hard in the beginning but it will be worthwhile in the end. Moreover, VI(M) was originally invented for AmigaOS