VIM syntax script for vfl?

[TheUsualAlex]

I am curious, does anyone already have their version of the vim syntax script for vfl that they can share? Although I have started to hack up my own a few nights ago, but it's still very primitive.

Alex

[Mario Marengo]

Hi Alex,

I just use the C++ syntax since they're close enough (for my taste anyway) -- plus I'm too lazy to actually write a syntax file . It won't support the extended data types (like 'vector' and 'matrix'), but overall it's good enough (and I'm used to it).

A quick and hacky way to get it to auto-detect .vfl files and assign them a C++ syntax, would be to add a file to your ~/.vim directory called "filetype.vim". In that file you can add something like the following:

" my filetype file
if exists("did_load_filetypes")
   finish
endif
augroup filetypedetect
   au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.vfl     setfiletype cpp
   au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.sl      setfiletype cpp
augroup END

... which would give C++ syntax highlighting to both .vfl and .sl (RMan Shading Language) files.

Cheers!

[TheUsualAlex]

Hi Alex,

I just use the C++ syntax since they're close enough (for my taste anyway) -- plus I'm too lazy to actually write a syntax file  . It won't support the extended data types (like 'vector' and 'matrix'), but overall it's good enough (and I'm used to it).

Aaah. Hadn't thought about that one for some reason. That ought to save me some time to sleep.

Thanks as usual, Mario!

Heh. Just tried it. I guess I probably should just add a couple of things in conjunction to the cpp syntax. Shouldn't be too difficult to get all the VEX keywords highlighted.

Edited March 3, 2005 by TheUsualAlex

[Alanw]

Decided to necro this thread incase anyone happens upon it like myself.

I've put together a VEX syntax mode for VIM. I borrowed stuff from a SL.vim file I found on google and c.vim.

Cheers

Alan

vfl.vim.tar.gz

[oldiesgoodies]

Decided to necro this thread incase anyone happens upon it like myself.

I've put together a VEX syntax mode for VIM. I borrowed stuff from a SL.vim file I found on google and c.vim.

Cheers

Alan

vfl.vim.tar.gz

Alanw, that is great. Thank you so much.

[woodenduck]

This is an old post, but I'm hoping someone can still help. I've downloaded the above vfl.vim file. Now what to do with it??? I've tried putting it in the Vim home directory also the Syntax directory. Nothing seems to work. Any ideas???

 

Many thanks,

 

WD

[edward]

See the fully worked on example here:

http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Creating_your_own_syntax_files

 

You're most likely missing the "Make Vim recognize the filetype" step at the bottom.

 

Note also that Houdini itself comes with $HFS/houdini/public/syntax/vfl.vim these days.

[woodenduck]

Thanks Edward!

 

I must still be missing something though! I created a file, vfl.vim, in the ftdetect directory and added this line to it -

au BufRead,BufNewFile *.stc set filetype=vfl

I then edited the filtype.vim file to contain the line -

 

au BufRead,BufNewFile *.stc setfiletype .vfl

 

 

When I load a VEX script in to Vim and select 'syntax hilghliting' it responds with 'filetype unknown'.

 

I'm quite new to the whole scripting area so forgive my ignorance.

 

Many thanks,

 

WD

[edward]

I think you want:

au BufRead,BufNewFile *.vfl setfiletype=vfl

[woodenduck]

Ah, I see! Makes sense now you point it out.

Thank you!