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+2005-03-14  Leonard den Ottolander  <leonard * den ottolander nl>
+
+	* syntax/diff.syntax: Changed default color from gray, which was
+	quite unreadable, to a bright yellow.
+
 2005-03-10  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
 	* autogen.sh: Made the gettext version check more portable. The
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 # Highlighting for various diffs including those generated by CVS
 # Comments to Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
-context default gray
+context default yellow
     keyword linestart @@*@@ cyan
     keyword linestart Index:\s brown
     keyword linestart \s black white