[GRLUG] changing vim color for quoted text in email

[john-thomas richards]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 04:08:11PM -0500, Steve Romanow wrote:
> If you edit your current syntax file, you can make it whatever color you like.

Debian includes a mail.vim syntax file, but I cannot find information
about how to actually configure it.  Here is the closest section I can
find that has to do with colors:

" Make sure quote markers in regions (header / signature) have correct
" color
syn match mailQuoteExp1 contained "\v^(\> ?)"
syn match mailQuoteExp2 contained "\v^(\> ?){2}"
syn match mailQuoteExp3 contained "\v^(\> ?){3}"
syn match mailQuoteExp4 contained "\v^(\> ?){4}"
syn match mailQuoteExp5 contained "\v^(\> ?){5}"
syn match mailQuoteExp6 contained "\v^(\> ?){6}"

That doesn't offer me much hope.
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john-thomas
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