diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 4e71ae9..58c33f5 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Application(object):
         self.error_string       = ""
         self.error_timestamp    = None
         self.input              = keyinput.Handler()
+        self.token_colors       = {}
+        self.default_color      = ('default', 'default',)
 
         # initialize our colors
         if curses.has_colors():
diff --git a/code_examples/Reporting2.pm b/code_examples/Reporting2.pm
index 15da053..b44a66d 100644
--- a/code_examples/Reporting2.pm
+++ b/code_examples/Reporting2.pm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sub foo {
 #@@:heredoc:mode.sql.Sql
 my $s = <<EOT;
 drop table foog;
+insert into mytable (col1, col2, "col3") values (99, 33, 1234);
 select cast(plunk as timestamp) from blarg join plarg using(id_what) where x = 3;
 EOT
 
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ EOT
 # wejgiwe jgiweg jweigewgj we gwee e e e ee  e
 
 my $foo = {
-    #@@:string:mode.sql.Sql
-    'drop table ',
+    #@@:perl_string:mode.sql.Sql
+    'drop table foogy;',
     'bar',
 };
 
diff --git a/code_examples/python-overrides.py b/code_examples/python-overrides.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee31e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code_examples/python-overrides.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def do_junk(*args):
+    #@@:string:sql
+    s = "select * from foo where bar = 99;"
+    s = "select * from foo where bar = 99;"
+
+    #@@:string:xml
+    s = "<foo blah='3'>bar</foo>"
+    s = "<foo blah='3'>bar</foo>"
+
+    #@@:string:python
+    s = "lambda x, y: 'result: %d' % x + y"
+    s = "lambda x, y: 'result: %d' % x + y"
diff --git a/lex.py b/lex.py
index 649caf0..17d4cda 100755
--- a/lex.py
+++ b/lex.py
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class PatternRule(Rule):
 class NocasePatternRule(PatternRule):
     reflags = re.IGNORECASE
 
+class FakeWindow(object):
+    def __init__(self, app):
+        self.application = app
 class OverrideError(Exception):
     pass
 class OverridePatternRule(PatternRule):
@@ -108,11 +111,8 @@ class OverridePatternRule(PatternRule):
             if lexer.action == 'lex':
                 a = lexer.mode.window.application
                 try:
-                    names   = d['mode'].split('.')
-                    modecls = a.globals()[names.pop(0)]
-                    for name in names:
-                        modecls = getattr(modecls, name)
-                    mode = modecls(None)
+                    modecls = a.modes[d['mode']]
+                    mode = modecls(FakeWindow(lexer.mode.window.application))
                     if hasattr(mode, 'grammar') and hasattr(mode, 'colors'):
                         lexer.mode.gstack['%s.start' % d['token']] = mode
                     else:
@@ -442,14 +442,14 @@ class Lexer(object):
             mode = self.mstack[-1]
         else:
             mode = self.mode
-        v = list(mode.default_color)
+        app = mode.window.application
+        v = list(app.default_color)
         for j in range(0, len(fqlist)):
             name = '.'.join(fqlist[j:])
-            if name in mode.colors:
-                assert type(mode.colors[name]) == type(()), repr(mode)
-                v = list(mode.colors[name])
+            if name in app.token_colors:
+                assert type(app.token_colors[name]) == type(()), repr(mode)
+                v = list(app.token_colors[name])
                 break
-        #if DARK_BACKGROUND:
         if True:
             v.append('bold')
         return v
diff --git a/method/__init__.py b/method/__init__.py
index 204937e..c3e9fb8 100644
--- a/method/__init__.py
+++ b/method/__init__.py
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ class GetToken(Method):
         if token is None:
             w.set_error('No Token')
         else:
-            w.set_error('Token: %r' % token.string)
+            w.set_error('Token: %r (%s)' % (token.string, token.fqname()))
 
 class RegisterSave(Method):
     MAX_TXT = 30
diff --git a/mode/__init__.py b/mode/__init__.py
index afabbec..c373907 100644
--- a/mode/__init__.py
+++ b/mode/__init__.py
@@ -85,20 +85,25 @@ class Fundamental(Handler):
     grammar       = None
     lexer         = None
     tabber        = None
-    default_color = ('default', 'default',)
     colors        = {}
+    #default_color = ('default', 'default',)
 
     def install(cls, app):
         app.setmode(cls.modename.lower(), cls, paths=cls.paths,
                     basenames=cls.basenames, extensions=cls.extensions,
                     detection=cls.detection)
+        for (key, val) in cls.colors.iteritems():
+            #key2 = '%s.%s' % (cls.modename, key)
+            #app.token_colors[key2] = val
+            if key in app.token_colors:
+                raise Exception, '%r conflict from %r' % (key, cls.modename)
+            else:
+                app.token_colors[key] = val
     install = classmethod(install)
 
     def __init__(self, w):
+        assert w is not None
         self.window = w
-
-        # we need to defer this due to curses startup
-        #self.default_color = color.pairs('default', 'default')
         Handler.__init__(self)
 
         # first let's add all the "default" actions
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ class Fundamental(Handler):
         self.add_bindings('insert-dquotes', ('M-"',))
         self.add_bindings('insert-escaped-squote', ('C-c M-\'',))
         self.add_bindings('insert-escaped-dquote', ('C-c M-"',))
+        self.add_bindings('get-token', ('C-c t',))
 
         # unbound actions
         self.add_action(method.GetToken())
diff --git a/mode/cheetah.py b/mode/cheetah.py
index 5caf594..d715cd2 100644
--- a/mode/cheetah.py
+++ b/mode/cheetah.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TemplateGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'##.*\n'),
         PatternRule(r'placeholder', r'\$[a-zA-Z0-9_]+'),
         PatternRule(r'directive', r'#.*?[#\n]'),
-        RegionRule(r'tag', r'</?', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
+        RegionRule(r'cheetah_tag', r'</?', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
     ]
 
 class Template(mode.Fundamental):
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@ class Template(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.tmpl']
     grammar    = TemplateGrammar
     colors     = {
-        'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
 
         'directive':   ('magenta', 'default'),
         'placeholder': ('magenta', 'default'),
 
-        'tag.start':            ('default', 'default'),
-        'tag.namespace':        ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'tag.name':             ('blue', 'default'),
-        'tag.attrname':         ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.start':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.null':      ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.end':       ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.end':              ('default', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.start':            ('default', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.namespace':        ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.name':             ('blue', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.attrname':         ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.string.start':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.string.null':      ('green', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.string.end':       ('green', 'default'),
+        'cheetah_tag.end':              ('default', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/console.py b/mode/console.py
index a8f6a6d..4b6660c 100644
--- a/mode/console.py
+++ b/mode/console.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class ConsoleGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'input', r'^-->.*$'),
         #PatternRule(r'output', r'^   .*$'),
 
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r"'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
+        RegionRule(r'py_string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
+        RegionRule(r'py_string', r"'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
         PatternRule(r'bareword', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
     ]
 class Console(mode.Fundamental):
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ class Console(mode.Fundamental):
         'input':  ('cyan', 'default'),
         'output': ('default', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'py_string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        'py_string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'py_string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'py_string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'py_string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
     }
 
 install = Console.install
diff --git a/mode/css.py b/mode/css.py
index 54dedc0..dc8cb58 100644
--- a/mode/css.py
+++ b/mode/css.py
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ class CSSGrammar(Grammar):
         NocasePatternRule(r'rule', r'@(?:page|media|import)'),
         NocasePatternRule(r'color', r'(?:aqua|black|blue|fuchsia|gray|green|lime|maroon|navy|olive|orange|purple|red|silver|teal|white|yellow|#[0-9]{6}|#[0-9]{3})'),
 
-        NocasePatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:url|rgb|counter)'),
-        NocaseRegionRule(r'keyword', '(?:(?<=url)|(?<=rgb)|(?<=counter))\(', KeywordGrammar, '\)'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'css_keyword', r'(?:url|rgb|counter)'),
+        NocaseRegionRule(r'css_keyword', '(?:(?<=url)|(?<=rgb)|(?<=counter))\(', KeywordGrammar, '\)'),
 
-        NocasePatternRule(r'label', r"\.?[-a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?= *{)"),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'css_label', r"\.?[-a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?= *{)"),
 
         NocasePatternRule(r'ident', r"-?[a-z_][-a-z0-9_]*"),
         NocasePatternRule(r'name', r"[-a-z0-9_]+"),
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class CSS(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors     = {
-        'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
 
         'htmlcomment':       ('red', 'default'),
         'htmlcomment.start': ('red', 'default'),
@@ -68,27 +68,27 @@ class CSS(mode.Fundamental):
         'color':      ('magenta', 'default'),
 
         'hash':    ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'label':   ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'css_label':   ('cyan', 'default'),
         'rule':    ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'keyword': ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword': ('cyan', 'default'),
 
         'ident': ('default', 'default'),
         'name':  ('default', 'default'),
 
         'delimiter': ('default', 'default'),
 
-        'keyword':         ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'keyword.start':   ('default', 'default'),
-        'keyword.null':    ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'keyword.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'keyword.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'keyword.end':     ('default', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword':         ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword.start':   ('default', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword.null':    ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'css_keyword.end':     ('default', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/elisp.py b/mode/elisp.py
index be0b013..31d6392 100644
--- a/mode/elisp.py
+++ b/mode/elisp.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ELispGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         PatternRule(r'comment', r';.*$'),
         PatternRule(r'reserved', r'(?:nil)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:while|when|unless|setq|require|or|not|mapcar|list|let|lambda|if|exists|equal|defvar|defun|defalias|count|cons|cdr|car|apply|and)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'elisp_keyword', r'(?:while|when|unless|setq|require|or|not|mapcar|list|let|lambda|if|exists|equal|defvar|defun|defalias|count|cons|cdr|car|apply|and)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
         PatternRule(r'symbol', r"'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*"),
         PatternRule(r'type', r":[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*"),
         PatternRule(r'attribute', r"&[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*"),
@@ -39,20 +39,20 @@ class ELisp(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
-        'keyword':        ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'elisp_keyword':        ('cyan', 'default'),
         'reserved':       ('blue', 'default'),
         'symbol':         ('magenta', 'default'),
         'type':           ('blue', 'default'),
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.format':  ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'integer':        ('default', 'default'),
-        'float':          ('default', 'default'),
-        'imaginary':      ('default', 'default'),
-        'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.format':  ('yellow', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'integer':        ('default', 'default'),
+        #'float':          ('default', 'default'),
+        #'imaginary':      ('default', 'default'),
+        #'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/html.py b/mode/html.py
index c9c8e10..983da6a 100644
--- a/mode/html.py
+++ b/mode/html.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class HTML(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.html', '.htm', '.shtml', '.shtm', '.xhtml']
     grammar    = HTMLGrammar
     colors     = {
-        'comment.start':        ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':         ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':          ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start':        ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':         ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':          ('red', 'default'),
 
         'script.start':        ('default', 'default'),
         'script.namespace':    ('magenta', 'default'),
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class HTML(mode.Fundamental):
         'tag.string.end':   ('green', 'default'),
         'tag.end':          ('default', 'default'),
     }
-    colors.update(Javascript.colors)
+    #colors.update(Javascript.colors)
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
         self.add_bindings('close-paren', (')',))
diff --git a/mode/java.py b/mode/java.py
index 153ea2f..ece8be2 100644
--- a/mode/java.py
+++ b/mode/java.py
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ class JavaGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'//.*$'),
 
         PatternRule(r'keyword', r"(?:abstract|assert|boolean|break|byte|case|catch|char|class|continue|default|double|do|else|extends|finally|final|float|for|if|implements|import|instanceof|interface|int|long|native|new|package|private|protected|public|return|short|static|switch|super|synchronized|threadsafe|throws|throw|transient|try|void|while)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
-        PatternRule(r'label', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?=:)'),
+        PatternRule(r'java_label', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?=:)'),
 
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r"(?:null|true|false|this)"),
+        PatternRule(r'java_builtin', r"(?:null|true|false|this)"),
         PatternRule(r'identifier', r"[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
         PatternRule(r"unop", r"\+=|-=|\*=|/=|//=|%=|&=\|\^=|>>=|<<=|\*\*="),
         PatternRule(r'binop', r"\+|<>|<<|<=|<|-|>>|>=|>|\*\*|&|\*|\||/|\^|==|//|~|!=|%"),
 
         PatternRule(r"delimiter", r"->|\.|\(|\)|\[|\]|{|}|@|,|:|`|;|=|\?"),
 
-        PatternRule(r"integer", r"(?:0(?![x0-9])|[1-9][0-9]*|0[0-7]+|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+)[lL]?"),
-        PatternRule(r"float", r"[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+|(?:[0-9]|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)[eE][\+-]?[0-9]+"),
+        PatternRule(r"java_integer", r"(?:0(?![x0-9])|[1-9][0-9]*|0[0-7]+|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+)[lL]?"),
+        PatternRule(r"java_float", r"[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+|(?:[0-9]|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)[eE][\+-]?[0-9]+"),
         RegionRule(r'string', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
-        PatternRule(r'char', r"'.'|'\\.'|'\\[0-7]{3}'"),
+        PatternRule(r'java_char', r"'.'|'\\.'|'\\[0-7]{3}'"),
         PatternRule(r"eol", r"\n$"),
     ]
 
@@ -163,29 +163,29 @@ class Java(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
-        'comment':            ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.start':      ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':        ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':       ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':            ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start':      ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':        ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':       ('red', 'default'),
 
         'doccomment.start':      ('red', 'default'),
         'doccomment.end':        ('red', 'default'),
         'doccomment.null':       ('red', 'default'),
 
         'import':  ('blue', 'default'),
-        'label':    ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'keyword':  ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'function': ('blue', 'default'),
-        'builtin':  ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'java_label':    ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'keyword':  ('cyan', 'default'),
+        #'function': ('blue', 'default'),
+        'java_builtin':  ('magenta', 'default'),
 
-        'char':           ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'integer':        ('green', 'default'),
-        'float':          ('green', 'default'),
+        'java_char':           ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'java_integer':        ('green', 'default'),
+        'java_float':          ('green', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/javascript.py b/mode/javascript.py
index 4a9600a..3c857fe 100644
--- a/mode/javascript.py
+++ b/mode/javascript.py
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ class JavascriptGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'//.*$'),
         RegionRule(r'comment', '/\*', Grammar, '\*/'),
         PatternRule(r'continuation', r'\\(?= *$)'),
-        PatternRule(r'function', r"(?<=function )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
+        PatternRule(r'js_function', r"(?<=function )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
         PatternRule(r'class', r"(?<=class )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
         
-        PatternRule(r'reserved', r'(?:as|break|case|catch|class|const|continue|default|delete|do|else|export|extends|false|finally|for|function|if|import|in|instanceof|is|namespace|new|null|package|private|public|return|super|switch|this|throw|true|try|typeof|use|var|void|while|with)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'reserved', r'(?:abstract|debugger|enum|goto|implements|interface|native|protected|synchronized|throws|transient|volatile)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'nonreserved', r'(?:get|include|set)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'js_reserved', r'(?:as|break|case|catch|class|const|continue|default|delete|do|else|export|extends|false|finally|for|function|if|import|in|instanceof|is|namespace|new|null|package|private|public|return|super|switch|this|throw|true|try|typeof|use|var|void|while|with)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'js_reserved', r'(?:abstract|debugger|enum|goto|implements|interface|native|protected|synchronized|throws|transient|volatile)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'js_nonreserved', r'(?:get|include|set)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
 
         PatternRule(r"method", r"(?<=\.)[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?= *\()"),
         PatternRule(r'identifier', r"[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class JavascriptGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r'%=|&&=|&=|\(|\)|\*=|\+=|,|-=|\.{3}|\.|/=(?= |$)|::|:|;|<<=|>>=|>>>=|\?|\[|\]|^=|^^=|\{|\}|\|=|\|\|='),
         PatternRule(r'operator', r'!==|!=|!|%|&&|&|\*|\+\+|\+|--|-|/(?= |$)|<<=|<<|<=|<|===|==|=|>>>=|>>>|>>=|>>|>=|>|\\'),
 
-        RegionRule('regex', "/", StringGrammar, "/"),
+        RegionRule('js_regex', "/", StringGrammar, "/"),
         RegionRule('string', "'", StringGrammar, "'"),
         RegionRule('string', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
     ]
@@ -62,33 +62,33 @@ class Javascript(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
-        'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':       ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
         'continuation':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'function':      ('blue', 'default'),
+        'js_function':      ('blue', 'default'),
         'class':         ('green', 'default'),
 
-        'reserved':    ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'nonreserved': ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'js_reserved':    ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'js_nonreserved': ('cyan', 'default'),
 
-        'delimiter': ('default', 'default'),
-        'operator':  ('default', 'default'),
-        'integer':   ('default', 'default'),
-        'float':     ('default', 'default'),
+        #'delimiter': ('default', 'default'),
+        #'operator':  ('default', 'default'),
+        #'integer':   ('default', 'default'),
+        #'float':     ('default', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
 
-        'regex.start':   ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'regex.null':    ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'regex.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'regex.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'regex.end':     ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'js_regex.start':   ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'js_regex.null':    ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'js_regex.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'js_regex.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'js_regex.end':     ('cyan', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/lisp.py b/mode/lisp.py
index daa8278..e38c572 100644
--- a/mode/lisp.py
+++ b/mode/lisp.py
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ class Lisp(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '('}
     colors      = {
-        'comment': ('red', 'default'),
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'comment': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/make.py b/mode/make.py
index f348f64..461aa94 100644
--- a/mode/make.py
+++ b/mode/make.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ class MakeGrammar(Grammar):
         #RegionRule(r'targets', r'^[^:= ]+ *:', Grammar, r';|\n', ShGrammar, r'\n'),
         RegionRule(r'actions', r'^    ', ShGrammar, r'\n'),
 
-        PatternRule(r'variable', r'\$\([a-zA-Z0-9_]+\)'),
-        PatternRule(r'variable', r'\${[a-zA-Z0-9_]+}'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r"'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
+        PatternRule(r'make_variable', r'\$\([a-zA-Z0-9_]+\)'),
+        PatternRule(r'make_variable', r'\${[a-zA-Z0-9_]+}'),
+        RegionRule(r'make_string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
+        RegionRule(r'make_string', r"'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
     ]
 
 class Make(mode.Fundamental):
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ class Make(mode.Fundamental):
     grammar   = MakeGrammar
     savetabs  = True
     colors    = {
-        'comment':      ('red', 'default'),
-        'continuation': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':      ('red', 'default'),
+        #'continuation': ('red', 'default'),
 
         'targets.start':    ('cyan', 'default'),
         'assignment.start': ('yellow', 'default'),
         #'targets':    ('cyan', 'default'),
         #'assignment': ('yellow', 'default'),
 
-        'variable':   ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'make_variable':   ('yellow', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.variable': ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped':  ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.null':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.end':      ('green', 'default'),
+        'make_string.start':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'make_string.variable': ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'make_string.escaped':  ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'make_string.null':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'make_string.end':      ('green', 'default'),
     }
-    colors.update(Sh.colors)
+    #colors.update(Sh.colors)
 
 install = Make.install
diff --git a/mode/mutt.py b/mode/mutt.py
index 6d36642..e19c76d 100644
--- a/mode/mutt.py
+++ b/mode/mutt.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from lex import Grammar, PatternRule
 
 class MuttGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
-        PatternRule(name=r'header', pattern=r'^(?:From|To|Cc|Bcc|Subject|Reply-To|In-Reply-To|Delivered-To|Date):'),
+        PatternRule(name=r'mutt_header', pattern=r'^(?:From|To|Cc|Bcc|Subject|Reply-To|In-Reply-To|Delivered-To|Date):'),
         PatternRule(name=r'quoteb', pattern=r'^ *(?:(?: *>){3})*(?: *>){2}.*$'),
         PatternRule(name=r'quotea', pattern=r'^ *(?:(?: *>){3})*(?: *>){1}.*$'),
         PatternRule(name=r'quotec', pattern=r'^ *(?:(?: *>){3})*(?: *>){3}.*$'),
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Mutt(mode.Fundamental):
     modename = 'Mutt'
     grammar  = MuttGrammar()
     colors   = {
-        'header':     ('green', 'default', 'bold'),
+        'mutt_header':     ('green', 'default', 'bold'),
         'email':      ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
         'url':        ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
         'quotea':     ('yellow', 'default', 'bold'),
diff --git a/mode/nasm.py b/mode/nasm.py
index 6ea60eb..d978f59 100644
--- a/mode/nasm.py
+++ b/mode/nasm.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ class StringGrammar(Grammar):
 
 class NasmGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r"(?:section|global|extern)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
+        PatternRule(r'nasm_keyword', r"(?:section|global|extern)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r'macros', r"%(?:define|undef|assign|strlen|macro|endmacro|if|elif|else|endif|ifdef|ifndef|include|push|pop|stacksize)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r'instructions', r"(?:jeq|jne|ja|jmp|push|pushad|pushfd|call|ret|sub|add|pop|popa|popad|popfd|call|and|cwd|cdq|cmp|cmpxchg|cpuid|div|divpd|enter|leave|fadd|fld|fmul|fsqrt|fsub|hlt|imul|inc|int|int3|lea|mov|movd|mul|neg|not|nop|or|sal|sar|shl|shr|shld|shrd|syscall|sysenter|sysexit|test|xchg|xadd|xor)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r'registers', r"(?:eax|ax|ah|al|ebx|bx|bh|bl|ecx|cx|ch|cl|esi|edi|esp|ebp)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r'prefix', r"(?:dword|word|lock)(?![a-zA-Z_])"),
-        PatternRule(r'label', r"[a-zA-Z_.][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*:"),
+        PatternRule(r'nasm_label', r"[a-zA-Z_.][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*:"),
         PatternRule(r"identifier", r"[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
         PatternRule(r"integer", r"(0|[1-9][0-9]*|0[0-7]+|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+)[lL]?"),
         PatternRule(r"float", r"[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+|([0-9]|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)[eE][\+-]?[0-9]+"),
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ class Nasm(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.s']
     grammar    = NasmGrammar
     colors     = {
-        'keyword':      ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
+        'nasm_keyword':      ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
         'macros':       ('blue', 'default', 'bold'),
-        'string.start': ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':  ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.end':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'comment':      ('red', 'default'),
+        #'string.start': ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':  ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'comment':      ('red', 'default'),
         'registers':    ('yellow', 'default'),
         'instructions': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'label':        ('blue', 'default'),
+        'nasm_label':        ('blue', 'default'),
     }
 
 install = Nasm.install
diff --git a/mode/ocaml.py b/mode/ocaml.py
index d39a63d..7172059 100644
--- a/mode/ocaml.py
+++ b/mode/ocaml.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class OcamlGrammar(Grammar):
 
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r"[()]"),
 
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r"(?:with|while|when|virtual|val|type|try|true|to|then|struct|sig|rec|private|parser|or|open|of|object|new|mutable|module|mod|method|match|lxor|lsr|lsl|lor|let|lazy|land|initializer|inherti|include|in|if|functor|function|fun|for|false|external|exception|end|else|downto|done|do|constraint|class|begin|asr|assert|as|and)(?!['a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
+        PatternRule(r'ocaml_keyword', r"(?:with|while|when|virtual|val|type|try|true|to|then|struct|sig|rec|private|parser|or|open|of|object|new|mutable|module|mod|method|match|lxor|lsr|lsl|lor|let|lazy|land|initializer|inherti|include|in|if|functor|function|fun|for|false|external|exception|end|else|downto|done|do|constraint|class|begin|asr|assert|as|and)(?!['a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
 
         PatternRule(r'builtin', r"(?:int|char|string|float|bool|false|true|unit|exn|array|list|option|int32|int64|nativeint|format4|lazy_t)(?!['a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
         PatternRule(r'builtin_exception', r"(?:Match_failure|Assert_failure|Invalid_argument|Failure|Not_found|Out_of_memory|Stack_overflow|Sys_error|End_of_file|Division_by_zero|Sys_blocked_io|Undefined_recursive_module|Exit)(?!['a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class OcamlGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'char', r"'\\[0-9]{3}'"),
         PatternRule(r'char', r"'\\x[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}'"),
 
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, '"'),
+        RegionRule(r'ocaml_string', r'"', StringGrammar, '"'),
 
         PatternRule(r'label', r"~[a-z_]['a-zA-Z0-9_]*:"),
         PatternRule(r'optlabel', r"\?[a-z_]['a-zA-Z0-9_]*:"),
@@ -63,29 +63,29 @@ class Ocaml(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '('}
     colors      = {
-        'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
         'linenum':       ('red', 'default'),
     
-        'keyword':  ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_keyword':  ('cyan', 'default'),
 
         #'builtin':           ('magenta', 'default'),
         #'builtin_exception': ('magenta', 'default'),
         #'builtin_function':  ('magenta', 'default'),
 
-        'label':    ('blue', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_label':    ('blue', 'default'),
         'optlabel': ('blue', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.hex':     ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'char':           ('green', 'default'),
-        'integer':        ('default', 'default'),
-        'float':          ('default', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.hex':     ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'ocaml_string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'char':           ('green', 'default'),
+        #'integer':        ('default', 'default'),
+        #'float':          ('default', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/perl.py b/mode/perl.py
index 31d7440..c0e66aa 100644
--- a/mode/perl.py
+++ b/mode/perl.py
@@ -59,21 +59,21 @@ class PerlGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternGroupRule(r'prototype', r'delimiter', r'\(', r'prototype', r'[\[\]\\@$%&*;]+', r'delimiter', '\)'),
 
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'#.*$'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r"'", Grammar, r"'"),
+        RegionRule(r'perl_string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
+        RegionRule(r'perl_string', r"'", Grammar, r"'"),
         RegionRule(r'evalstring', r"`", StringGrammar, r"`"),
         PatternRule(r'number', r'0?\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?'),
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r"(?<!->)(?:STDIN|STDERR|STDOUT|continue|do|else|elsif|eval|foreach|for|if|last|my|next|our|package|require|return|sub|undef|unless|until|use|while)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_keyword', r"(?<!->)(?:STDIN|STDERR|STDOUT|continue|do|else|elsif|eval|foreach|for|if|last|my|next|our|package|require|return|sub|undef|unless|until|use|while)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
         PatternRule(r'hash_key', r'(?<={)[A-Za-z0-9_]+(?=})'),
         PatternRule(r'hash_key', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+(?= *=>)'),
         PatternRule(r'length', r"\$#[A-Za-z0-9_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
         PatternRule(r'cast', r'[\$\@\%\^\&](?= *{)'),
         PatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$[\[\]<>ab/'\"_@\?#\$!%^|&*()](?![A-Za-z0-9_])"),
         PatternRule(r'array', r"@_"),
-        PatternRule(r'function', r"\$\$*[A-Za-z0-9_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*(?=-> *\()"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_function', r"\$\$*[A-Za-z0-9_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*(?=-> *\()"),
         PatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$\$*[A-Za-z0-9_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
         PatternRule(r'array', r"@\$*[A-Za-z_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
-        PatternRule(r'hash', r"%\$*[A-Za-z_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_hash', r"%\$*[A-Za-z_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
         PatternRule(r'deref', r"[@%\$&\*](?={)"),
 
         # match regexes
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ class PerlGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'sub', r"(?<=sub )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
         PatternRule(r'use', r"(?<=use )(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
         PatternRule(r'require', r"(?<=require )(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
-        PatternRule(r'label', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*:(?!:)'),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_label', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*:(?!:)'),
         PatternRule(r'method', r"(?<=->)[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
-        PatternRule(r'function', r"&\$*(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r"(?<!->)&?(?:write|warn|wantarray|waitpid|wait|vec|values|utime|use|untie|unshift|unpack|unlink|undef|umask|ucfirst|uc|truncate|times|time|tied|tie|telldir|tell|syswrite|system|sysseek|sysread|sysopen|syscall|symlink|substr|sub|study|stat|srand|sqrt|sprintf|split|splice|sort|socketpair|socket|sleep|sin|shutdown|shmwrite|shmread|shmget|shmctl|shift|setsockopt|setservent|setpwent|setprotoent|setpriority|setpgrp|setnetent|sethostent|setgrent|send|semop|semget|semctl|select|seekdir|seek|scalar|rmdir|rindex|rewinddir|reverse|return|reset|require|rename|ref|redo|recv|readpipe|readlink|readline|readdir|read|rand|quotemeta|push|prototype|printf|print|pos|pop|pipe|package|pack|our|ord|opendir|open|oct|no|next|my|msgsnd|msgrcv|msgget|msgctl|mkdir|map|lstat|log|lock|localtime|local|listen|link|length|lcfirst|lc|last|kill|keys|join|ioctl|int|index|import|hex|grep|goto|gmtime|glob|getsockopt|getsockname|getservent|getservbyport|getservbyname|getpwuid|getpwnam|getpwent|getprotoent|getprotobynumber|getprotobyname|getpriority|getppid|getpgrp|getpeername|getnetent|getnetbyname|getnetbyaddr|getlogin|gethostent|gethostbyname|gethostbyaddr|getgrnam|getgrgid|getgrent|getc|formline|format|fork|flock|fileno|fcntl|exp|exit|exists|exec|eval|eof|endservent|endpwent|endprotoent|endnetent|endhostent|endgrent|each|dump|do|die|delete|defined|dbmopen|dbmclose|crypt|cos|continue|connect|closedir|close|chroot|chr|chown|chop|chomp|chmod|chdir|caller|bless|binmode|bind|atan2|alarm|accept|abs)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_function', r"&\$*(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_builtin', r"(?<!->)&?(?:write|warn|wantarray|waitpid|wait|vec|values|utime|use|untie|unshift|unpack|unlink|undef|umask|ucfirst|uc|truncate|times|time|tied|tie|telldir|tell|syswrite|system|sysseek|sysread|sysopen|syscall|symlink|substr|sub|study|stat|srand|sqrt|sprintf|split|splice|sort|socketpair|socket|sleep|sin|shutdown|shmwrite|shmread|shmget|shmctl|shift|setsockopt|setservent|setpwent|setprotoent|setpriority|setpgrp|setnetent|sethostent|setgrent|send|semop|semget|semctl|select|seekdir|seek|scalar|rmdir|rindex|rewinddir|reverse|return|reset|require|rename|ref|redo|recv|readpipe|readlink|readline|readdir|read|rand|quotemeta|push|prototype|printf|print|pos|pop|pipe|package|pack|our|ord|opendir|open|oct|no|next|my|msgsnd|msgrcv|msgget|msgctl|mkdir|map|lstat|log|lock|localtime|local|listen|link|length|lcfirst|lc|last|kill|keys|join|ioctl|int|index|import|hex|grep|goto|gmtime|glob|getsockopt|getsockname|getservent|getservbyport|getservbyname|getpwuid|getpwnam|getpwent|getprotoent|getprotobynumber|getprotobyname|getpriority|getppid|getpgrp|getpeername|getnetent|getnetbyname|getnetbyaddr|getlogin|gethostent|gethostbyname|gethostbyaddr|getgrnam|getgrgid|getgrent|getc|formline|format|fork|flock|fileno|fcntl|exp|exit|exists|exec|eval|eof|endservent|endpwent|endprotoent|endnetent|endhostent|endgrent|each|dump|do|die|delete|defined|dbmopen|dbmclose|crypt|cos|continue|connect|closedir|close|chroot|chr|chown|chop|chomp|chmod|chdir|caller|bless|binmode|bind|atan2|alarm|accept|abs)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])"),
 
         # quote operator: qq(), qx() and qr() usually interpolate
         RegionRule(r'quoted', r'q[rqx] *(?P<delim>\()', QuotedGrammar1, r'\)'),
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class PerlGrammar(Grammar):
         RegionRule(r'quoted', r'qw?#', Grammar, r'#'),
         RegionRule(r'quoted', r'qw? *(?P<delim>[^ #])', Grammar, r'%(delim)s'),
 
-        PatternRule(r'function', r"(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*(?= *\()"),
-        PatternRule(r'class', r"(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*(?=->)"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_function', r"(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*(?= *\()"),
+        PatternRule(r'perl_class', r"(?:[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*::)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*(?=->)"),
 
         # some basic stuff
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r"->|=>|(?<!:):(?!=:)|[,;=\?(){}\[\]\(\)]"),
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PerlTabber(tab.StackTabber):
         if not highlighter.tokens[y]:
             return False
         t = highlighter.tokens[y][0]
-        return t.name == 'keyword' and t.string == 'sub'
+        return t.name == 'perl_keyword' and t.string == 'sub'
     def _handle_open_token(self, currlvl, y, i):
         currlvl = tab.StackTabber._handle_open_token(self, currlvl, y, i)
         return currlvl
@@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ class PerlTabber(tab.StackTabber):
         elif fqname == 'pod.end':
             self._opt_pop('pod')
             currlvl = 0
-        elif fqname == 'string.start':
+        elif fqname == 'perl_string.start':
             self._opt_append('string', None)
-        elif fqname == 'string.end':
+        elif fqname == 'perl_string.end':
             self._opt_pop('string')
             if self.is_rightmost_token(y, i):
                 self._opt_append('cont', currlvl + 4)
         if self.is_rightmost_token(y, i):
             if(not fqname.startswith('pod') and
                not fqname.startswith('heredoc') and
-               not fqname.startswith('string') and
+               not fqname.startswith('perl_string') and
                not fqname.startswith('endblock') and
                not fqname == 'eol' and 
                not fqname == 'comment' and
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Perl(mode.Fundamental):
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
         # comments
-        'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
         'endblock.start': ('red', 'default'),
         'endblock.null':  ('red', 'default'),
         'endblock.end':   ('red', 'default'),
@@ -222,27 +222,27 @@ class Perl(mode.Fundamental):
         # basic stuff
         'escaped':   ('magenta', 'default'),
         'null':      ('default', 'default'),
-        'delimiter': ('default', 'default'),
+        #'delimiter': ('default', 'default'),
         'sub':       ('cyan', 'default'),
         'prototype': ('magenta', 'default'),
         'number':    ('default', 'default'),
         'operator':  ('default', 'default'),
         'noperator': ('magenta', 'default'),
         'endblock':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'keyword':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'perl_keyword':   ('magenta', 'default'),
         'cast':      ('yellow', 'default'),
         'scalar':    ('yellow', 'default'),
         'array':     ('yellow', 'default'),
         'deref':     ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'hash':      ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'perl_hash':      ('yellow', 'default'),
         'hash_key':  ('green', 'default'),
-        'function':  ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'builtin':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'perl_function':  ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'perl_builtin':   ('magenta', 'default'),
         'method':    ('cyan', 'default'),
         'bareword':  ('default', 'default'),
-        'label':     ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'perl_label':     ('cyan', 'default'),
         'package':   ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'class':     ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'perl_class':     ('cyan', 'default'),
         'use':       ('cyan', 'default'),
         'require':   ('cyan', 'default'),
         'method':    ('cyan', 'default'),
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ class Perl(mode.Fundamental):
         'evaldoc.end':   ('cyan', 'default'),
         
         # strings
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.deref':   ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'perl_string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        'perl_string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'perl_string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'perl_string.deref':   ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'perl_string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
         
         # `` strings
         'evalstring.start':   ('cyan', 'default'),
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class Perl(mode.Fundamental):
         'replace.deref':   ('yellow', 'default'),
         'replace.length':  ('yellow', 'default'),
         'replace.scalar':  ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'replace.hash':    ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'replace.perl_hash':    ('yellow', 'default'),
         'replace.cast':    ('yellow', 'default'),
         
         # translate regex
diff --git a/mode/python.py b/mode/python.py
index 2b2c70d..cecf3ee 100644
--- a/mode/python.py
+++ b/mode/python.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class PythonGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         PatternRule(r'functionname', r'(?<=def )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
         PatternRule(r'classname', r'(?<=class )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
-        PatternRule(r'reserved', r'(?:True|None|False|Exception|self)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:yield|while|try|return|raise|print|pass|or|not|lambda|is|in|import|if|global|from|for|finally|exec|except|else|elif|del|def|continue|class|break|assert|as|and)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r"builtin", r'(?<!\.)(?:zip|xrange|vars|unicode|unichr|type|tuple|super|sum|str|staticmethod|sorted|slice|setattr|set|round|repr|reduce|raw_input|range|property|pow|ord|open|oct|object|max|min|map|long|locals|list|len|iter|issubclass|isinstance|int|input|id|hex|hash|hasattr|globals|getattr|frozenset|float|filter|file|execfile|eval|enumerate|divmod|dir|dict|delattr|complex|compile|coerce|cmp|classmethod|chr|callable|bool)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'python_reserved', r'(?:True|None|False|Exception|self)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'python_keyword', r'(?:yield|while|try|return|raise|print|pass|or|not|lambda|is|in|import|if|global|from|for|finally|exec|except|else|elif|del|def|continue|class|break|assert|as|and)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r"python_builtin", r'(?<!\.)(?:zip|xrange|vars|unicode|unichr|type|tuple|super|sum|str|staticmethod|sorted|slice|setattr|set|round|repr|reduce|raw_input|range|property|pow|ord|open|oct|object|max|min|map|long|locals|list|len|iter|issubclass|isinstance|int|input|id|hex|hash|hasattr|globals|getattr|frozenset|float|filter|file|execfile|eval|enumerate|divmod|dir|dict|delattr|complex|compile|coerce|cmp|classmethod|chr|callable|bool)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
         PatternRule(r'methodcall', r'(?<=\. )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?= *\()'),
         PatternRule(r'functioncall', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?= *\()'),
         PatternRule(r'system_identifier', r'__[a-zA-Z0-9_]+__'),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class PythonTabber(tab.StackTabber):
             return True
         tokens = self.get_tokens(y)
         t0 = tokens[0]
-        if t0.name == 'keyword' and t0.string in self.startlevel_names:
+        if t0.name == 'python_keyword' and t0.string in self.startlevel_names:
             # if a line has no whitespace and beings with something like
             # 'while','class','def','if',etc. then we can start at it
             return True
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class PythonTabber(tab.StackTabber):
                 else:
                     #self._pop()
                     pass
-        elif fqname == 'keyword':
+        elif fqname == 'python_keyword':
             if token.string in self.endlevel_names:
                 # we know we'll unindent at least once
                 self._pop()
@@ -188,25 +188,25 @@ class Python(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
-        'keyword':           ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'reserved':          ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'builtin':           ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'python_keyword':           ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'python_reserved':          ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'python_builtin':           ('cyan', 'default'),
         'functionname':      ('blue', 'default'),
         'classname':         ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.start':      ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':       ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':      ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped':    ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':        ('green', 'default'),
-        'rawstring.start':      ('green', 'default'),
-        'rawstring.null':       ('green', 'default'),
-        'rawstring.escaped':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'rawstring.end':        ('green', 'default'),
-        'integer':           ('default', 'default'),
-        'float':             ('default', 'default'),
-        'imaginary':         ('default', 'default'),
-        'comment':           ('red', 'default'),
-        'continuation':      ('red', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':      ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':       ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':      ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped':    ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':        ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.escaped': ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'integer':           ('default', 'default'),
+        #'float':             ('default', 'default'),
+        #'imaginary':         ('default', 'default'),
+        #'comment':           ('red', 'default'),
+        #'continuation':      ('red', 'default'),
         'system_identifier': ('cyan', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
diff --git a/mode/rst.py b/mode/rst.py
index 3eeb3bb..7968260 100644
--- a/mode/rst.py
+++ b/mode/rst.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class RSTGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'reference', r'[a-zA-Z]+_'),
         PatternRule(r'footnote', r'\[[0-9]+\]_'),
         PatternRule(r'citation', r'\[.+?\]_'),
-        PatternRule(r'url', r'http://[^ ]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'rst_url', r'http://[^ ]+'),
 
         PatternRule(r'bullet', r'^ *[-*+]'),
         PatternRule(r'enumeration', r'^ *(?:[0-9]+|#)\.'),
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class RST(mode.Fundamental):
         'reference': ('blue', 'default'),
         'footnote':  ('blue', 'default'),
         'citation':  ('blue', 'default'),
-        'url':       ('blue', 'default'),
+        'rst_url':       ('blue', 'default'),
 
         'bullet':      ('magenta', 'default'),
         'enumeration': ('magenta', 'default'),
diff --git a/mode/scheme.py b/mode/scheme.py
index 8e1c2a2..e1d14ba 100644
--- a/mode/scheme.py
+++ b/mode/scheme.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ class SchemeGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'abbrev', r"'|`|,\@|,"),
 
         # from r5rs
-        PatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:=>|unquote-splicing|unquote|syntax-rules|set!|quote|quasiquote|or|map|loop|letrec-syntax|letrec|let-syntax|let\*|let|lambda|if|for-each|else|dynamic-wind|do|delay|define-syntax|define-macro|define|cond|case|call-with-output-file|call-with-input-file|call-with-current-continuation|begin|and)(?![^\n )])'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_keyword', r'(?:=>|unquote-splicing|unquote|syntax-rules|set!|quote|quasiquote|or|map|loop|letrec-syntax|letrec|let-syntax|let\*|let|lambda|if|for-each|else|dynamic-wind|do|delay|define-syntax|define-macro|define|cond|case|call-with-output-file|call-with-input-file|call-with-current-continuation|begin|and)(?![^\n )])'),
 
-        PatternRule(r'boolean', r'#[tf]'),
-        PatternRule(r'char', r'#\\space|#\\newline|#\\.'),
-        PatternRule(r'number', '[+-]?[0-9][^ ()\n]+'),
-        PatternRule(r'number', '#[bodx][ie]?[^ ()\n]+'),
-        PatternRule(r'number', '#[ie][bodx]?[^ ()\n]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_boolean', r'#[tf]'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_char', r'#\\space|#\\newline|#\\.'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_number', '[+-]?[0-9][^ ()\n]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_number', '#[bodx][ie]?[^ ()\n]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'scheme_number', '#[ie][bodx]?[^ ()\n]+'),
 
         PatternRule(r'variable', r'[a-zA-Z!$%&*/:<=>?\^_~][-a-zA-Z0-9!$%&*/:<=>?^_~+.@]*|\+|-|\.\.\.'),
     ]
@@ -36,19 +36,18 @@ class Scheme(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '('}
     colors      = {
-        'comment': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment': ('red', 'default'),
 
-        'keyword': ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'builtin': ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'scheme_keyword': ('cyan', 'default'),
 
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'char':           ('green', 'default'),
-        'boolean': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'number':  ('default', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'scheme_char':           ('green', 'default'),
+        'scheme_boolean': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'scheme_number':  ('default', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/sh.py b/mode/sh.py
index 21e61e4..2ff8e3c 100644
--- a/mode/sh.py
+++ b/mode/sh.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CaseGrammar(Grammar):
 
 class TestGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r"(?:source|alias|bg|bind|break|builtin|cd|command|compgen|complete|declare|dirs|disown|echo|enable|eval|exec|exit|export|fc|fg|getops|hash|help|history|jobs|kill|let|local|logout|popd|printf|pushd|pwd|readonly|read|return|set|shift|shopt|suspend|test|times|trap|type|ulimit|umask|unalias|unset|wait)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
+        PatternRule(r'sh_builtin', r"(?:source|alias|bg|bind|break|builtin|cd|command|compgen|complete|declare|dirs|disown|echo|enable|eval|exec|exit|export|fc|fg|getops|hash|help|history|jobs|kill|let|local|logout|popd|printf|pushd|pwd|readonly|read|return|set|shift|shopt|suspend|test|times|trap|type|ulimit|umask|unalias|unset|wait)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
         PatternRule(r'binop', r'==|=|!=|<|>'),
         PatternRule(r'binop', r'-(?:nt|ot|ef|eq|ne|lt|gt|le|ge)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
         PatternRule(r'unop', r'-[a-zA-Z](?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ class TestGrammar(Grammar):
 
 class ShGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
-        PatternRule(r'function', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?= *\(\))'),
-        PatternRule(r'reserved', r"(?:done|do|elif|else|esac|fi|for|function|if|in|select|then|until|while|time)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
+        PatternRule(r'sh_function', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?= *\(\))'),
+        PatternRule(r'sh_reserved', r"(?:done|do|elif|else|esac|fi|for|function|if|in|select|then|until|while|time)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
         RegionRule(r'case', r'case', Grammar, 'in', CaseGrammar, r'esac'),
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r"(?:source|alias|bg|bind|break|builtin|cd|command|compgen|complete|declare|dirs|disown|echo|enable|eval|exec|exit|export|fc|fg|getops|hash|help|history|jobs|kill|let|local|logout|popd|printf|pushd|pwd|readonly|read|return|set|shift|shopt|suspend|times|trap|type|ulimit|umask|unalias|unset|wait)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
+        PatternRule(r'sh_builtin', r"(?:source|alias|bg|bind|break|builtin|cd|command|compgen|complete|declare|dirs|disown|echo|enable|eval|exec|exit|export|fc|fg|getops|hash|help|history|jobs|kill|let|local|logout|popd|printf|pushd|pwd|readonly|read|return|set|shift|shopt|suspend|times|trap|type|ulimit|umask|unalias|unset|wait)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_=/])"),
         RegionRule(r'test', r'test', TestGrammar, r'\n'),
         RegionRule(r'test2', r'\[', TestGrammar, r'\]'),
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r";;|[();{}|&><]"),
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ShTabber(tab.StackTabber):
         if not highlighter.tokens[y]:
             return False
         t = highlighter.tokens[y][0]
-        return t.name == 'function'
+        return t.name == 'sh_function'
     def _handle_close_token(self, currlvl, y, i):
         s = self.get_token(y, i).string
         if s == ')' and self.markers and self._peek_name() == "case":
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ShTabber(tab.StackTabber):
         fqname = token.fqname()
         if token.name == 'continuation':
             self._opt_append("cont", currlvl + 4)
-        elif token.name == 'reserved' and token.string == 'else':
+        elif token.name == 'sh_reserved' and token.string == 'else':
             currlvl -= 4
         elif token.name == 'eol':
             self._opt_pop("cont")
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ class Sh(mode.Fundamental):
     detection   = ['sh', 'bash']
     grammar     = ShGrammar
     tabbercls   = ShTabber
-    opentokens  = ('delimiter', 'reserved', 'case.start')
+    opentokens  = ('delimiter', 'sh_reserved', 'case.start')
     opentags    = {'(': ')', '[': ']', '{': '}', 'do': 'done', 'then': 'fi', 'case': 'esac'}
-    closetokens = ('delimiter', 'reserved', 'case.end') 
+    closetokens = ('delimiter', 'sh_reserved', 'case.end') 
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{',
                    'done': 'do', 'fi': 'then', 'esac': 'case'}
     colors = {
-        'builtin':         ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
-        'function':        ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
-        'reserved':        ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
+        'sh_builtin':         ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
+        'sh_function':        ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
+        'sh_reserved':        ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
         'variable':        ('yellow', 'default', 'bold'),
 
         # case statements
@@ -125,16 +125,16 @@ class Sh(mode.Fundamental):
         'case.middle0': ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
         'case.end':     ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
 
-        'delimiter':  ('default', 'default', 'bold'),
+        #'delimiter':  ('default', 'default', 'bold'),
         'test.start': ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
         'binop':      ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
         'unop':       ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
 
-        'string.start':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.variable': ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped':  ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.null':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.end':      ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.variable': ('yellow', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped':  ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':     ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':      ('green', 'default'),
 
         'eval.start':      ('cyan', 'default'),
         'eval.variable':   ('yellow', 'default'),
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class Sh(mode.Fundamental):
         'neval.null':       ('cyan', 'default'),
         'neval.end':        ('yellow', 'default'),
 
-        'comment':         ('red', 'default'),
-        'continuation':    ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment':         ('red', 'default'),
+        #'continuation':    ('red', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/sql.py b/mode/sql.py
index 82537de..b6de3db 100644
--- a/mode/sql.py
+++ b/mode/sql.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ class PlPgSqlGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r':=|[():;,\.\[\]]'),
     
         NocasePatternRule(r'attribute', r'(?:check|exists|unique|not null|default|primary key|minvalue|foreign key|references)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:declare|begin|end if|end loop|end|raise notice|return|if|while|for|else)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'operator', r'(?:case|when|then|else|end|not|and|or|is not|is|in|not in)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:create database|create index|create sequence|create table|create trigger|create view|select|insert|update|delete|drop database|drop index|drop sequence|drop table|drop trigger|drop view|create user|alter user|drop user|drop function|grant|revoke|create function|create or replace function|create or replace view|create language|create operator|create type)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_keyword', r'(?:declare|begin|end if|end loop|end|raise notice|return|if|while|for|else)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_operator', r'(?:case|when|then|else|end|not|and|or|is not|is|in|not in)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_keyword', r'(?:create database|create index|create sequence|create table|create trigger|create view|select|insert|update|delete|drop database|drop index|drop sequence|drop table|drop trigger|drop view|create user|alter user|drop user|drop function|grant|revoke|create function|create or replace function|create or replace view|create language|create operator|create type)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
         NocasePatternRule(r'pseudokeyword', r'(?:returns|language|right join|left join|inner join|outer join|join|where|null|true|false|into|values|as|from|order by|next|asc|desc|limit|distinct|cascade|alias for|using|on)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool|record|row)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r'(?:nextval|current_timestamp|current_time|current_date)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool|record|row)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_builtin', r'(?:nextval|current_timestamp|current_time|current_date)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
         RegionRule(r'string', "''", StringGrammar, "''"),
-        RegionRule(r'quoted', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
-        PatternRule(r'variable', r'\$[1-9][0-9]*'),
-        PatternRule(r'bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
+        RegionRule(r'sql_quoted', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_variable', r'\$[1-9][0-9]*'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
         PatternRule(r'empty', r'^ *\n$'),
         PatternRule(r'eol', r'\n'),
     ]
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ class FunctionGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r':=|[():;,\.\$\[\]]'),
         
         PatternRule(r'name', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?=\()'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:as|returns|language)'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_keyword', r'(?:as|returns|language)'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
     
         NocasePatternRule(r'language', r'(?<=language ) *[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]+'),
     
         RegionRule(r'definition', "'", PlPgSqlGrammar, "'(?!')"),
-        PatternRule(r'bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
         PatternRule(r'empty', r'^ *\n$'),
         PatternRule(r'eol', r'\n'),
     ]
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ class SqlGrammar(Grammar):
         NocaseRegionRule(r'function', r'create or replace function', FunctionGrammar, r';'),
     
         NocasePatternRule(r'attribute', r'(?:check|exists|unique|not null|default|primary key|minvalue|foreign key|references)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'operator', r'(?:case|when|then|else|end|not|and|or|is not|is|in|not in)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'keyword', r'(?:create database|create index|create sequence|create table|create trigger|create view|select|insert|update|delete|drop database|drop index|drop sequence|drop table|drop trigger|drop view|create user|alter user|drop user|drop function|grant|revoke|create function|create or replace function|create or replace view|create language|create operator|create type)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_operator', r'(?:case|when|then|else|end|not|and|or|is not|is|in|not in)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_keyword', r'(?:create database|create index|create sequence|create table|create trigger|create view|select|insert|update|delete|drop database|drop index|drop sequence|drop table|drop trigger|drop view|create user|alter user|drop user|drop function|grant|revoke|create function|create or replace function|create or replace view|create language|create operator|create type)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
         NocasePatternRule(r'pseudokeyword', r'(?:returns|language|right join|left join|inner join|outer join|join|where|null|true|false|into|values|as|from|order by|asc|desc|limit|distinct|cascade|using|on)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        NocasePatternRule(r'type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
-        PatternRule(r'builtin', r'(?:nextval|current_timestamp|current_time|current_date)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        NocasePatternRule(r'sql_type', r'(?:void|row|serial|varchar|float|integer|int|text|timestamptz|timestamp|datetz|date|timetz|time|boolean|bool)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_builtin', r'(?:nextval|current_timestamp|current_time|current_date)(?![A-Za-z0-9_])'),
         RegionRule(r'string', "'", StringGrammar, "'"),
-        RegionRule(r'quoted', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
-        PatternRule(r'bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
+        RegionRule(r'sql_quoted', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
+        PatternRule(r'sql_bareword', r'[A-Za-z0-9_]+'),
         PatternRule(r'empty', r'^ *\n$'),
         PatternRule(r'eol', r'\n'),
     ]
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class SqlTabber(tab.StackTabber):
         s = token.string.lower()
         if token.name == 'delimiter' and s == ';':
             self._opt_pop('cont')
-        elif token.name == 'keyword':
+        elif token.name == 'sql_keyword':
             if s == 'declare':
                 self._append('declare', currlvl + 4)
             elif s == 'begin':
@@ -116,21 +116,23 @@ class Sql(mode.Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     colors      = {
-        'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
-        'operator':       ('yellow', 'default'),
+        #'comment':        ('red', 'default'),
+        'sql_operator':       ('yellow', 'default'),
         'attribute':      ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'keyword':        ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'sql_keyword':        ('cyan', 'default'),
         'pseudokeyword':  ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'type':           ('green', 'default'),
-        'builtin':        ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'quoted':         ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
-        'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'variable':       ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'bareword':       ('default', 'default'),
+        'sql_type':           ('green', 'default'),
+        'sql_builtin':        ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'sql_quoted.start':         ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'sql_quoted.null':         ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'sql_quoted.end':         ('yellow', 'default'),
+        #'string.start':   ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.null':    ('green', 'default'),
+        #'string.escaped': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.octal':   ('magenta', 'default'),
+        #'string.end':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'sql_variable':       ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'sql_bareword':       ('default', 'default'),
 
         'function.start':    ('cyan', 'default'),
         'function.null':     ('default', 'default'),
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ class Sql(mode.Fundamental):
         'function.end':      ('default', 'default'),
 
         'function.definition.start':    ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'function.definition.bareword': ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'function.definition.sql_bareword': ('magenta', 'default'),
         'function.definition.null':     ('magenta', 'default'),
         'function.definition.end':      ('magenta', 'default'),
     }
diff --git a/mode/text.py b/mode/text.py
index 25f7ed0..280b5e1 100644
--- a/mode/text.py
+++ b/mode/text.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ class Text(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions=['.txt']
     grammar  = TextGrammar
     colors   = {
-        'misspelled': ('red', 'default'),
-        'cont.start': ('default', 'default'),
-        'cont.end':   ('default', 'default'),
-        'word':       ('default', 'default'),
-        'punct':      ('default', 'default'),
-        'stuff':      ('default', 'default'),
+        #'misspelled': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'cont.start': ('default', 'default'),
+        #'cont.end':   ('default', 'default'),
+        #'word':       ('default', 'default'),
+        #'punct':      ('default', 'default'),
+        #'stuff':      ('default', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/text2.py b/mode/text2.py
index b040582..b5094e8 100644
--- a/mode/text2.py
+++ b/mode/text2.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from mode.text import WordRule, ContinuedRule
 
 class Text2Grammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
-        PatternRule(name=r'email', pattern=r'(?:^|(?<=[ :]))<?[^<>@\n ]+@(?:[^<>@\.\n ]+\.)*[^<>@\.\n ]+>?'),
-        PatternRule(name=r'url', pattern=r'(?:^|(?<= ))(?:http|https|ftp|sftp|file|smtp|smtps|torrent|news|jabber|irc|telnet)://(?:[^\.\n ]+\.)*[^\.\n ]+'),
+        PatternRule(name=r'text2_email', pattern=r'(?:^|(?<=[ :]))<?[^<>@\n ]+@(?:[^<>@\.\n ]+\.)*[^<>@\.\n ]+>?'),
+        PatternRule(name=r'text2_url', pattern=r'(?:^|(?<= ))(?:http|https|ftp|sftp|file|smtp|smtps|torrent|news|jabber|irc|telnet)://(?:[^\.\n ]+\.)*[^\.\n ]+'),
         ContinuedRule(),
         WordRule(),
         PatternRule(r'punct', r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_]'),
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ class Text2(mode.text.Text):
     extensions = ['.txt']
     extensions = []
     colors     = {
-        'email':      ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'url':        ('green', 'default'),
-        'misspelled': ('red', 'default'),
-        'cont.start': ('default', 'default'),
-        'cont.end':   ('default', 'default'),
-        'word':       ('default', 'default'),
-        'punct':      ('default', 'default'),
-        'stuff':      ('default', 'default'),
+        'text2_email':      ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'text2_url':        ('green', 'default'),
+        #'misspelled': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'cont.start': ('default', 'default'),
+        #'cont.end':   ('default', 'default'),
+        #'word':       ('default', 'default'),
+        #'punct':      ('default', 'default'),
+        #'stuff':      ('default', 'default'),
     }
 
 install = Text2.install
diff --git a/mode/tt.py b/mode/tt.py
index be6d68c..cab48c5 100644
--- a/mode/tt.py
+++ b/mode/tt.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TemplateGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         RegionRule(r'comment', r'<!--', Grammar, r'-->'),
         RegionRule(r'directive', r'\[\%', DirectiveGrammar, r'%%\]'),
-        RegionRule(r'tag', r'</?', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
+        RegionRule(r'tt_tag', r'</?', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
     ]
 
 class Template(mode.Fundamental):
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class Template(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.tt']
     grammar    = TemplateGrammar
     colors     = {
-        'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start': ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':  ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':   ('red', 'default'),
 
         'directive.start':          ('magenta', 'default'),
         'directive.comment':        ('red', 'default'),
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class Template(mode.Fundamental):
         'directive.null':           ('magenta', 'default'),
         'directive.end':            ('magenta', 'default'),
 
-        'tag.start':            ('default', 'default'),
-        'tag.namespace':        ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'tag.name':             ('blue', 'default'),
-        'tag.attrname':         ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.start':     ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.null':      ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.end':       ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.end':              ('default', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.start':            ('default', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.namespace':        ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.name':             ('blue', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.attrname':         ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.string.start':     ('green', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.string.null':      ('green', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.string.end':       ('green', 'default'),
+        'tt_tag.end':              ('default', 'default'),
     }
     def __init__(self, w):
         mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
diff --git a/mode/xml.py b/mode/xml.py
index 1af5c28..2ab1521 100644
--- a/mode/xml.py
+++ b/mode/xml.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class XMLGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         # TODO: how does cdata work again?
         RegionRule(r'comment', r'<!--', Grammar, r'-->'),
-        RegionRule(r'tag', r'<', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
+        RegionRule(r'xml_tag', r'<', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
     ]
 
 class XML(mode.Fundamental):
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ class XML(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.xml', '.xml.in']
     grammar    = XMLGrammar
     colors     = {
-        'comment.start':    ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.null':     ('red', 'default'),
-        'comment.end':      ('red', 'default'),
-        'tag.start':        ('default', 'default'),
-        'tag.namespace':    ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'tag.name':         ('blue', 'default'),
-        'tag.attrname':     ('cyan', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.start': ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.null':  ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.string.end':   ('green', 'default'),
-        'tag.end':          ('default', 'default'),
+        #'comment.start':    ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.null':     ('red', 'default'),
+        #'comment.end':      ('red', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.start':        ('default', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.namespace':    ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.name':         ('blue', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.attrname':     ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.string.start': ('green', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.string.null':  ('green', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.string.end':   ('green', 'default'),
+        'xml_tag.end':          ('default', 'default'),
     }
 
 install = XML.install