syn sync linebreaks=1
"additions to HTML groups
-syn region htmlBold start=/\\\@<!\(^\|\A\)\@=\*\@<!\*\*\*\@!/ end=/\\\@<!\*\@<!\*\*\*\@!\($\|\A\)\@=/ contains=@Spell,htmlItalic
-syn region htmlItalic start=/\\\@<!\(^\|\A\)\@=\*\@<!\*\*\@!/ end=/\\\@<!\*\@<!\*\*\@!\($\|\A\)\@=/ contains=htmlBold,@Spell
-syn region htmlBold start=/\\\@<!\(^\|\A\)\@=_\@<!___\@!/ end=/\\\@<!_\@<!___\@!\($\|\A\)\@=/ contains=htmlItalic,@Spell
-syn region htmlItalic start=/\\\@<!\(^\|\A\)\@=_\@<!__\@!/ end=/\\\@<!_\@<!__\@!\($\|\A\)\@=/ contains=htmlBold,@Spell
+syn region htmlItalic start="\\\@<!\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\\\@<!\*" keepend oneline
+syn region htmlItalic start="\(^\|\s\)\@<=_\|\\\@<!_\([^_]\+\s\)\@=" end="\S\@<=_\|_\S\@=" keepend oneline
+syn region htmlBold start="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=" keepend oneline
+syn region htmlBold start="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" end="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" keepend oneline
+syn region htmlBoldItalic start="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" keepend oneline
+syn region htmlBoldItalic start="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" end="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" keepend oneline
" [link](URL) | [link][id] | [link][]
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
+syn region mkdID matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\[" end="\]" contained oneline
+syn region mkdURL matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="(" end=")" contained oneline
+syn region mkdLink matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\\\@<!\[" end="\]\ze\s*[[(]" contains=@Spell nextgroup=mkdURL,mkdID skipwhite oneline
" mkd inline links: protocol optional user:pass@ sub/domain .com, .co.uk, etc optional port path/querystring/hash fragment
" ------------ _____________________ --------------------------- ________________________ ----------------- __
syntax match mkdInlineURL /https\?:\/\/\(\w\+\(:\w\+\)\?@\)\?\([A-Za-z][-_0-9A-Za-z]*\.\)\{1,}\(\w\{2,}\.\?\)\{1,}\(:[0-9]\{1,5}\)\?\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 region mkdFootnote start="\[^" end="\]"
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}_$/
+syn match mkdRule /^\s*_\s\{0,1}_\s\{0,1}_$/
syn match mkdRule /^\s*-\{3,}$/
syn match mkdRule /^\s*\*\{3,5}$/
"highlighting for Markdown groups
HtmlHiLink mkdString String
HtmlHiLink mkdCode String
+HtmlHiLink mkdFootnote Comment
HtmlHiLink mkdBlockquote Comment
HtmlHiLink mkdLineContinue Comment
HtmlHiLink mkdListItem Identifier
HtmlHiLink mkdDelimiter Delimiter
+" Automatically insert bullets
+set formatoptions+=r
+" Accept various markers as bullets
+set comments=b:*,b:+,b:-
+
let b:current_syntax = "mkd"
delcommand HtmlHiLink