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Is it possible to set the file filter in a Document class to allow regexp like filename matching?

Specifically I'd like to have files which end with "todo.txt" to use a custom syntax definiton, also there are cases where I have a very rigid file pattern with no extension ( ie EDIT00, EDIT01, EDIT02 ... ) and would like to set a syntax def for them too!

I've tried "*todo.txt" and even being careful to ensure my many todo lists have the word todo in the same case I have been unsuccessful - I also tried using a double extension (*.todo.txt)..

I'm fairly sure the conflict is between my own docment class and the default text class, surely it is possible to have a file name checked for *todo.txt before being checked for *.txt?

Rob

If you open a file, the list of document classes is checked whether your file matches from bottom to top and the first match is taken.

This means your *.todo.txt document class must have a class name that comes later in the list than the *.txt document class. E.g. use z_todo as name for your document class to put it to the end of the list.