[OS X TeX] "I wish this worked a bit differently" #2

[Herbert Schulz]

On Sep 26, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Sep 26, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>
>> On Sep 26, 2007, at 12:06 PM, Tim Brophy wrote:
>>
>>> Try \_
>>
>> When I type \.. in the source, I get : in the output.  :-(
>>
>> Regards
>> --schremmer
>
> The _ is reserved for sub-scripts in LaTeX, to get an _ character  
> you must use the command \_, that's \ and then _ not \ and .. This  
> behavior is just like other special characters, e.g., \$ to get the  
> $ in print. Oh... if you do escape the _ with \ before it TeXShop  
> won't enter the {}!
>

Howdy,

Hmmm... before I get misinterpreted... The word ``escape'' in that  
last sentence is figurative, not literally the Esc key. What I meant  
is the if I first type \ then TeXShop is ``smart enough'' to leave  
off the {} when I then type _ to get \_.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)



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