[OS X TeX] changing font color for \ commands in TexShop

[Alan Munn]

On May 22, 2012, at 6:40 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

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> On May 22, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Arthur Snoke wrote:
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>> I have just started using TexShop (v2.26 on OS 10.6.8), but I have a problem.  I am totally colorblind, and I find it almost impossible to read the commands in the console.  That is, in a line \usepackage{courier} I cannot easily read the \usepackage.  Is there a way to make \usepackage the same color as {courier}?
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>> Thanks in advance.
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> Howdy,
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> You can turn off Syntax Coloring. Just Uncheck TeXShop->Preferences->Editor->Syntax Coloring.

Or if there are some colours that you can distinguish easily, you can change the syntax colouring scheme.  This is described in the TeXShop Help Panel -> Advanced Help -> Syntax Colors

Alan

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