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2 files changed, 13 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/rnd/lil-mode.el b/rnd/lil-mode.el
index b6052ef..1a88a56 100644
--- a/rnd/lil-mode.el
+++ b/rnd/lil-mode.el
@@ -11,59 +11,28 @@
 
 ;;; License:
 
-;; You can redistribute this program and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+;; You can redistribute this program and/or modify it under the terms of the MIT license. 
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
-;; a major mode for writing lil, lil is a programming language by John Earnest. Learn more, <https://beyondloom.com/decker/lil.html>
+;; a major mode for writing lil, lil is a programming language by John Earnest.
+;; Learn more about lil, <https://beyondloom.com/decker/lil.html>.
 
 ;;; Code:
 
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.lil\\'" . lil-mode))
 
-(setq lil-highlights
-      '(("Sin\\|Cos\\|Sum" . 'font-lock-function-name-face)
-        ("Pi\\|Infinity" . 'font-lock-constant-face)))
+(defconst lil-mode-syntax-table
+  (let ((table (make-syntax-table)))
+    (modify-syntax-entry ?\" "\"" table)   ; " is a string delimiter
+    (modify-syntax-entry ?/ ". 12" table)  ; # starts a comment
+    (modify-syntax-entry ?\n ">" table)    ; \n ends a comment
+    table))
 
-(define-derived-mode lil-mode fundamental-mode "lil"
-  "major mode for editing lil."
-  (setq font-lock-defaults '(lil-highlights)))
+(define-derived-mode lil-mode prog-mode "lil mode"
+  :syntax-table lil-mode-syntax-table
+  (font-lock-fontify-buffer))
 
 (provide 'lil-mode)
 
 ;;; lil-mode.el ends here
-
-
-;; font-lock-builtin-face
-;; font-lock-comment-face
-;; font-lock-constant-face
-3;; font-lock-function-name-face
-;; font-lock-keyword-face
-;; font-lock-negation-char-face
-;; font-lock-reference-face
-;; font-lock-string-face
-;; font-lock-type-face
-;; font-lock-variable-name-face
-;; font-lock-preprocessor-face
-
-
-
-
-;; syn match     lilComment "#.*$"
-;; syn match     lilEsc     contained /\\[n"\\]/
-;; syn region    lilStr     start=/"/ end=/"/ skip=/\\"/ contains=lilEsc
-
-;; syn match     lilName    contained /[_?a-zA-Z][_?a-zA-Z0-9]*/
-;; syn keyword   lilOn      on nextgroup=lilName skipwhite
-
-;; syn keyword   lilControl if else end while each send do select extract update insert into from where by orderby asc desc with local
-;; syn keyword   lilPrims   floor cos sin tan exp ln sqrt count sum min max raze first last range list table rows cols mag unit heading
-;; syn keyword   lilPrims   split fuse cat dict take drop in at join cross parse format typeof unless flip limit
-
-;; hi def link lilComment Comment
-;; hi def link lilName    Function
-;; hi def link lilEsc     SpecialChar
-;; hi def link lilStr     String
-;; hi def link lilOn      Statement
-;; hi def link lilControl Repeat
-;; hi def link lilPrims   Operator
diff --git a/src/tmp.lil b/src/tmp.lil
index b7a26a3..2954867 100644
--- a/src/tmp.lil
+++ b/src/tmp.lil
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ show[a]
 
 w:update job:"Amazing Chef" where job = "Chef" from people
 
-show[w]
+Show[w]
 
 l:insert name:"John" job:"Critic" age:32 into people