VIM/Emacs Syntax Highlighting

[mmcky]

We have had requests re: vim/emacs support for syntax highlighting myst documents.

The myst-vs-code extension uses textmate grammar
https://github.com/executablebooks/myst-vs-code/blob/master/syntaxes/myst.tmLanguage

@AakashGfude would you mind looking into vim and see if we can add a simple interface and make use of tmLanguage in a basic extension to enable this. 🤞 not a lot of work and just would need some wrapper / package setup.

thanks @chrisjsewell for pointing me towards the syntax highlighter code in vs-code

Additional Pointers:

Building the textmate grammar
https://github.com/executablebooks/myst-vs-code/blob/master/template/myst.tmLanguage.j2.yaml

https://github.com/executablebooks/myst-vs-code#building-the-grammar-and-snippet-assets

[mmcky]

Hmm maybe not so simple. Just yet. But it is actively being discussed.

vim/vim#9087

[mmcky]

Looks like we would need to do a translation using regex

https://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/chapters/45.html
https://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/chapters/46.html
https://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/chapters/47.html