Fix string highlighting

fixes #5
abstools · Jul 11, 2023 · c1e258a · c1e258a
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diff --git a/abs/CHANGELOG.md b/abs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how
 
 ### Added
 
+- Expressions inside template strings are now colored distrinctly from the
+  surrounding string content.
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Strings and template strings are now colored properly.  (#5)
+
 ## [0.0.5]
 
 ### Added

diff --git a/abs/README.md b/abs/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ an active object modeling language.
 
 ## Features
 
-Currently this extension provides only syntax highlighting.
+This extension provides syntax highlighting and support for compiling an ABS
+file from inside the editor.
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### 0.0.5
+
+- Add initial support for compiling an ABS file.
+
 ### 0.0.4
 
-Add support for snippets.
+- Add support for snippets.
 
 ### 0.0.3
 

diff --git a/abs/syntaxes/abs.tmLanguage.json b/abs/syntaxes/abs.tmLanguage.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
-        "string": {
+        "strings": {
             "patterns": [
                 {
                     "include": "#qstring-double"
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@
                 "2": {
                     "name": "invalid.illegal.newline.abs"
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            "patterns": [
+                {
+                    "name": "constant.character.escape.abs",
+                    "match": "\\\\."
+                }
+            ]
         },
-
         "template": {
             "contentName": "string.template.abs",
             "begin": "`",
@@ -111,6 +116,10 @@
                 }
             },
             "patterns": [
+                {
+                    "name": "constant.character.escape.abs",
+                    "match": "\\\\\\$|\\\\`"
+                },
                 {
                     "include": "#template-substitution-element"
                 }