[gedit-list] Default syntax highlight questions

[Imran Chaudhry <ichaudhry gmail com>]

Hello list, I am a sysadmin and I find gedit a wonderful tool to jot notes and input/output of commands in my day-to-day tasks.

I use the "makefile" highlight mode for my notes because it's highlighting syntax matches my own note taking conventions, eg

blue: (minor titles)

# grey (user comments)

.:$(yellow) (major titles)

I use the "evolved quick highlight mode" plugin to set the highlight mode on every document.

What I want to know is two things:

1. can I set gedit to always use a highlight mode as default for every document?

2. where is a good place to start to create my own highlight syntax definition for gedit?

Thanks!

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