diff --git a/subx.dte b/subx.dte
index 2f969860..cab7b72d 100644
--- a/subx.dte
+++ b/subx.dte
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 # To install this file, symlink it to ~/.dte/syntax/subx
 # Then add this line to ~/.dte/rc:
 #   ft subx subx
-#
-# I don't know a better way to distribute colorization independent of color
-# theme, so you'll need to define some new colors in ~/.dte/rc. Here are the
-# colors I use, in the default colorscheme for a 256-color terminal:
+
+syntax subx
+
+# For improved colorization, add lines like these in your ~/.dte/rc (the
+# precise colors here assume the default color scheme in a 256-color terminal):
 #   hi subx.comment0 25 underline
 #   hi comment 25
 #   hi subx.comment2 19
 #   hi subx.comment3 245
-
-syntax subx
+default comment subx.comment0 subx.comment2 subx.comment3
 
 state start code
     str "# . ." subx.comment3