 <p>I don't know about <em>that other editor</em>, but for Vim syntax highlighting, this is definitely not possible. Why?</p> <ul> <li>Vim syntax definitions are written in Vimscript; it would require a complete interpreter.</li> <li>Most definitions use regular expressions; no other engine implements exactly the same flavor; some atoms are unique to Vim.</li> </ul> <p>If you just want similar colors in Eclipse, you can certainly re-create your Vim <em>colorscheme</em> in another editor. The output of <code>:highlight</code> gives you all defined groups and their color values.</p>