syn region htmlItalic start=/\\\@<!\(^\|\A\)\@=_\@<!__\@!/ end=/\\\@<!_\@<!__\@!\($\|\A\)\@=/ contains=htmlBold,@Spell
" [link](URL) | [link][id] | [link][]
-syn region mkdLink matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="[^\\]\!\?\[" end="\]\ze\s*[[(]" contains=@Spell nextgroup=mkdURL,mkdID skipwhite
+syn region mkdFootnotes matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\[^" end="\]"
+syn region mkdLink matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\\\@<!\[" end="\]\ze\s*[[(]" contains=@Spell nextgroup=mkdURL,mkdID skipwhite
syn region mkdID matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\[" end="\]" contained
syn region mkdURL matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="(" end=")" contained
" mkd inline links: protocol optional user:pass@ sub/domain .com, .co.uk, etc optional port path/querystring/hash fragment
"define Markdown groups
syn match mkdLineContinue ".$" contained
-syn match mkdRule /^\s*\*\s\{0,1}\*\s\{0,1}\*$/
-syn match mkdRule /^\s*-\s\{0,1}-\s\{0,1}-$/
-syn match mkdRule /^\s*_\s\{0,1}_\s\{0,1}_$/
-syn match mkdRule /^\s*-\{3,}$/
-syn match mkdRule /^\s*\*\{3,5}$/
-syn match mkdListItem "^\s*[-*+]\s\+"
-syn match mkdListItem "^\s*\d\+\.\s\+"
-syn match mkdCode /^\s*\n\(\(\s\{4,}[^ ]\|\t\+[^\t]\).*\n\)\+/
-syn match mkdLineBreak / \+$/
-syn region mkdCode start=/\\\@<!`/ end=/\\\@<!`/
-syn region mkdCode start=/\s*``[^`]*/ end=/[^`]*``\s*/
-syn region mkdCode start=/^```\s*\w*\s*$/ end=/^```\s*$/
-syn region mkdBlockquote start=/^\s*>/ end=/$/ contains=mkdLineBreak,mkdLineContinue,@Spell
-syn region mkdCode start="<pre[^>]*>" end="</pre>"
-syn region mkdCode start="<code[^>]*>" end="</code>"
+syn match mkdLineBreak / \+$/
+syn region mkdBlockquote start=/^\s*>/ end=/$/ contains=mkdLineBreak,mkdLineContinue,@Spell
+syn region mkdCode start=/\(\([^\\]\|^\)\\\)\@<!`/ end=/\(\([^\\]\|^\)\\\)\@<!`/
+syn region mkdCode start=/\s*``[^`]*/ end=/[^`]*``\s*/
+syn region mkdCode start=/^```\s*\w*\s*$/ end=/^```\s*$/
+syn region mkdCode start="<pre[^>]*>" end="</pre>"
+syn region mkdCode start="<code[^>]*>" end="</code>"
+syn match mkdCode /^\s*\n\(\(\s\{4,}[^ ]\|\t\+[^\t]\).*\n\)\+/
+syn match mkdListItem "^\s*[-*+]\s\+"
+syn match mkdListItem "^\s*\d\+\.\s\+"
+syn match mkdRule /^\s*\*\s\{0,1}\*\s\{0,1}\*$/
+syn match mkdRule /^\s*-\s\{0,1}-\s\{0,1}-$/
+syn match mkdRule /^\s+_\s\{0,1}_\s\{0,1}_$/
+syn match mkdRule /^\s*-\{3,}$/
+syn match mkdRule /^\s*\*\{3,5}$/
"HTML headings
syn region htmlH1 start="^\s*#" end="\($\|#\+\)" contains=@Spell
syn match htmlH1 /^.\+\n=\+$/ contains=@Spell
syn match htmlH2 /^.\+\n-\+$/ contains=@Spell
-
-
-" fold region for headings
-syn region mkdHeaderFold
- \ start="^\s*\z(#\+\)"
- \ skip="^\s*\z1#\+"
- \ end="^\(\s*#\)\@="
- \ fold contains=TOP
-
-" fold region for lists
-syn region mkdListFold
- \ start="^\z(\s*\)\*\z(\s*\)"
- \ skip="^\z1 \z2\s*[^#]"
- \ end="^\(.\)\@="
- \ fold contains=TOP
-
-syn sync fromstart
-setlocal foldmethod=syntax
-
-
-
"highlighting for Markdown groups
HtmlHiLink mkdString String
HtmlHiLink mkdCode String
HtmlHiLink mkdListItem Identifier
HtmlHiLink mkdRule Identifier
HtmlHiLink mkdLineBreak Todo
+HtmlHiLink mkdFootnotes htmlLink
HtmlHiLink mkdLink htmlLink
HtmlHiLink mkdURL htmlString
HtmlHiLink mkdInlineURL htmlLink