" Vim syntax file
" Language: i3 config file
" Original Author: Josef Litos (litoj/i3config.vim)
-" Maintainer: Quentin Hibon (github user hiqua)
-" Version: 1.2.5
-" Last Change: 2025-11-24
+" Maintainer: Josef Litos (litoj)
+" Previous maintainer: Quentin Hibon (github user hiqua)
+" Version: 1.2.7
+" Last Change: 2025-12-02
" References:
" http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#configuring
" 4.3 Fonts
syn match i3ConfigFontSize / \d\+\(px\)\?$/ contained
syn match i3ConfigColonOperator /:/ contained
-syn match i3ConfigFontNamespace /pango:/ contained contains=i3ConfigColonOperator
-syn region i3ConfigParamLine matchgroup=i3ConfigKeyword start=/font / skip=/\\$/ end=/$/ contained contains=i3ConfigFontNamespace,i3ConfigFontSize,i3ConfigSeparator keepend containedin=i3ConfigBarBlock
+syn match i3ConfigFontNamespace /\(pango\|xft\):/ contained contains=i3ConfigColonOperator
+syn region i3ConfigFont matchgroup=i3ConfigKeyword start=/font / skip=/\\$/ end=/$/ contained contains=i3ConfigFontNamespace,i3ConfigFontSize,i3ConfigSeparator keepend
" 4.4-4.5 Keyboard/Mouse bindings
syn match i3ConfigBindArgument /--\(release\|border\|whole-window\|exclude-titlebar\) / contained nextgroup=i3ConfigBindArgument,i3ConfigBindCombo
syn keyword i3ConfigBindKeyword bindsym bindcode contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigBindArgument,i3ConfigBindCombo
" 4.6 Binding modes
-syn region i3ConfigModeBlock matchgroup=i3ConfigKeyword start=/mode\ze\( --pango_markup\)\? \([^'" {]\+\|'[^']\+'\|".\+"\)\s\+{$/ end=/^}\zs$/ contained contains=i3ConfigShParam,@i3ConfigStrVar,i3ConfigBindKeyword,i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigParen fold keepend extend
+syn region i3ConfigModeBlock matchgroup=i3ConfigParen start=/{$/ end=/^\s*}$/ contained contains=i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigBindKeyword fold keepend
+syn match i3ConfigModeIdent /[^ ,;]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigStrVar extend skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigModeBlock
+syn match i3ConfigKeyword /mode\( --pango_markup\)\?/ contained contains=i3ConfigShParam skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigModeIdent
" 4.7 Floating modifier
syn match i3ConfigKeyword /floating_modifier [$A-Z][0-9A-Za-z]*$/ contained contains=i3ConfigVariable,i3ConfigBindModkey
syn region i3ConfigShCommand matchgroup=i3ConfigShDelim start=/\$(/ end=/)/ contained contains=i3ConfigExecAction,i3ConfigShCommand,i3ConfigShDelim,i3ConfigShOper,i3ConfigShParam,i3ConfigString,i3ConfigNumber,i3ConfigVariable extend
syn match i3ConfigShDelim /[[\]{}();`]\+/ contained
syn match i3ConfigShOper /[<>&|+=~^*!.?]\+/ contained
-syn match i3ConfigShParam /\<-[A-Za-z-][0-9A-Za-z_-]*\>/ contained
-syn cluster i3ConfigSh contains=@i3ConfigIdent,i3ConfigShOper,i3ConfigShDelim,i3ConfigShParam,i3ConfigShCommand
+syn match i3ConfigShParam /\s\zs-[A-Za-z-][0-9A-Za-z_-]*\>/ contained
+syn cluster i3ConfigSh contains=@i3ConfigIdent,i3ConfigShOper,i3ConfigShDelim,i3ConfigShParam,i3ConfigShCommand,i3ConfigComment
syn region i3ConfigExec start=/ \ze[^{]/ skip=/\\$/ end=/$/ contained contains=i3ConfigExecAction,@i3ConfigSh keepend
syn keyword i3ConfigKeyword exec_always exec contained nextgroup=i3ConfigExec
" 4.21 Workspaces per output
-syn match i3ConfigOutputIdent /[^'",; ]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent,i3ConfigColonOperator skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOutputIdent
-syn region i3ConfigOutputIdent start=/['"]/ end=/\ze/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOutputIdent
+syn match i3ConfigOutputIdent /[^ ,;]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent,i3ConfigColonOperator skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOutputIdent extend
syn keyword i3ConfigOutput output contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOutputIdent
-syn match i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent /[^'",; ]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigGaps,i3ConfigOutput
-syn region i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent start=/['"]/ end=/\ze/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigGaps,i3ConfigOutput
+syn match i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent /[^ ,;]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigIdent skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigGaps,i3ConfigOutput extend
syn keyword i3ConfigKeyword workspace contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent
" 4.22 Changing colors
syn keyword i3ConfigBarOpts i3bar_command status_command workspace_command contained skipwhite nextgroup=@i3ConfigSh
syn keyword i3ConfigBarOpts mode hidden_state id position output tray_output tray_padding separator_symbol workspace_buttons workspace_min_width strip_workspace_numbers strip_workspace_name binding_mode_indicator padding contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigBarOptVals,@i3ConfigValue,i3ConfigShOper
syn keyword i3ConfigBarOptVals dock hide invisible show none top bottom primary nonprimary contained
-syn region i3ConfigBarBlock matchgroup=i3ConfigKeyword start=/bar\ze {$/ end=/^\s*}\zs$/ contained contains=i3ConfigBarOpts,i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigParen,i3ConfigBindKeyword,i3ConfigColorsBlock fold keepend extend
+
+syn region i3ConfigBarBlock matchgroup=i3ConfigParen start=/ {$/ end=/^\s*}$/ contained contains=i3ConfigBarOpts,i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigBindKeyword,i3ConfigColorsBlock,i3ConfigFont fold keepend
+syn keyword i3ConfigKeyword bar contained nextgroup=i3ConfigBarBlock
" 5.16 Color block
syn match i3ConfigColorSeq /#[0-9A-Fa-f]\{3,8}\|\$[0-9A-Za-z_:|[\]-]\+/ contained contains=@i3ConfigColVar skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigColorSeq
syn keyword i3ConfigActionKeyword mark contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigMarkOpt,i3ConfigOutputIdent
" Commands usable for direct config calls - for enforcing start of line for Commands
-syn match i3ConfigTopLevelDirective /^\s*/ nextgroup=i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigKeyword,i3ConfigCommand,i3ConfigBindKeyword,i3ConfigParamLine,i3ConfigModeBlock,i3ConfigBarBlock,i3ConfigError
+syn match i3ConfigTopLevelDirective /^\s*/ nextgroup=i3ConfigComment,i3ConfigKeyword,i3ConfigCommand,i3ConfigBindKeyword,i3ConfigParamLine,i3ConfigFont,i3ConfigError
-" Commands useable in keybinds
+" Commands usable in keybinds
syn keyword i3ConfigActionKeyword mode append_layout kill open fullscreen sticky split floating swap unmark title_window_icon title_format border restart reload exit scratchpad nop bar contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOption,@i3ConfigValue
syn keyword i3ConfigOption default enable disable toggle key restore current horizontal vertical auto none normal pixel show container with id con_id padding hidden_state hide dock invisible contained skipwhite nextgroup=i3ConfigOption,@i3ConfigValue
" Commands usable at runtime (outside loading config)
hi def link i3ConfigString String
hi def link i3ConfigColor Constant
hi def link i3ConfigNumber Number
+hi def link i3ConfigIdent Identifier
hi def link i3ConfigComment Comment
hi def link i3ConfigColonOperator i3ConfigOperator
hi def link i3ConfigFontNamespace i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigFontSize i3ConfigNumber
+hi def link i3ConfigFont i3ConfigParamLine
hi def link i3ConfigBindArgument i3ConfigShParam
hi def link i3ConfigBindModifier i3ConfigOperator
hi def link i3ConfigBindModkey Special
hi def link i3ConfigBindCombo SpecialChar
hi def link i3ConfigBindKeyword i3ConfigKeyword
+hi def link i3ConfigModeIdent i3ConfigIdent
hi def link i3ConfigSizeSpecial i3ConfigOperator
hi def link i3ConfigOrientationOpts i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigWorkspaceLayoutOpts i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigShDelim Delimiter
hi def link i3ConfigShOper Operator
hi def link i3ConfigShCommand Normal
-hi def link i3ConfigOutputIdent i3ConfigParamLine
+hi def link i3ConfigOutputIdent i3ConfigIdent
hi def link i3ConfigOutput i3ConfigMoveType
-hi def link i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent i3ConfigParamLine
+hi def link i3ConfigWorkspaceIdent i3ConfigIdent
hi def link i3ConfigDotOperator i3ConfigOperator
hi def link i3ConfigClientOpts i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigFocusFollowsMouseOpts i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigResizeDir i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigResizeType i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigMark i3ConfigCommand
+hi def link i3ConfigMarkOpt i3ConfigOption
hi def link i3ConfigActionKeyword i3ConfigCommand
hi def link i3ConfigOption Type