[OS X TeX] Tying TeXShop down

[Alain Schremmer]

On Apr 7, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Apr 7, 2007, at 7:13 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>
>>
>> 2) On the other hand, when I type Shift ", that is exactly what I  
>> get and no more. Similarly, when I type Shift ^, I don't get ^{ }  
>> etc. What else did I do to break that?
>> ...
>
> Howdy,
>
> TeXShop->Preferences->Document->Editor and check Auto Complete.

It certainly does. I thought that auto complete was me typing Auto  
and TeXShop completing with Complete and so I thought I better stay  
away. Should have tried though.
>
>> ...
>> 5) I "installed and configured" cm-super but how do I know "I" am  
>> using it? (I have not changed anything in my preamble.)
>>
>> Hopeful regards
>> --schremmer
>>
>
> Add the lines
>
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage{textcomp}
>
> to your preamble and the CMSuper fonts will be used. Have you tried  
> using the Latin Modern fonts? I think they are better than the  
> CMSuper versions. Invoke them with
>
> \usepackage{lmodern}
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage{textcomp}
>
> and compile.

I tried both and compared with whatever it is I had before. At first  
sight, though, I can't see the difference. By the way, I never  
installed Latin Modern. Where does it come from?

A childhood friend of mine who was in graphic design would go bonkers  
when, trying this font and that font and concluding "that's the one  
that belongs", I would confess not seeing the difference. But then, I  
could tell a vertical / horizontal within very close tolerance and he  
couldn't: I would have to show him with a level that he was off.

Anyway, with all this, thanks very much for tying what I hope are the  
last loose ends except for the mathbbol thing. Could that be a bug? I  
wonder if someone else tried it.

Grateful regards
--schremmer

P.S. At second sight, though, could it be that Latin Modern is a bit  
sharper or blacker or both?

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