[OS X TeX] Problems with TexShop macros

[Murray Eisenberg]

There seems to be a peculiarity with command completion for itemize:

I type \bite press Esc, get as expected:

\begin{itemize}
\item
•
\end{itemize}•

Next, I type the body of the first item, say “First item.: 
On a new line after that, I next type \it and press Esc. I now see:

\begin{itemize}
\item
•

The \end{itemize}• temporarily disappears. But it reappears as soon as I begin to type the body of the 2nd item.

So no real harm done, just a bit of a surprise.

> On 19 Apr2022, at 12:02 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 19, 2022, at 10:22 AM, M. Tamer Özsu via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> I am on TexShop 4.70 on Monterrey 12.3.1 and when I select “Insert Begin/End” macro, it beeps and nothing happens.
>> 
>> When I select “Close Begin/End” I get an AppleScript error: A “to” cannot go after this “to”
>> 
>> Any guidance would be welcome.
>> 
>> ==Tamer
>> --
>> M. Tamer Özsu
>> University of Waterloo
>> 
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I get the same thing with the `Begin/End' macro. I don't have a `Close Begin/End' macro but I've played with the macro menu so may have renamed or removed it. Instead you can use the Source->Close Current Environment menu item or learn more about Command Completion (see Help->TeXShop Tips and Tricks for a bit more information). 
> 
> E.g. if I want an itemized environment I just out `bite' or `\bite' at the start of a line and press Esc to produce
> 
> \begin{itemize}
> \item
> •
> \end{itemize}•
> 
> with the first `bullet' selected. Typing deletes that first bullet and inserts your text. To add another item just place `it' or `\it' at the start of a new line and press Esc to produce
> 
> \item
> •
> 
> with the `bullet' selected, etc. To jump out of the environment simply use the Source->Command Completion->Marks->Next Mark (or simpler, Ctl-Cmd-F) which selects that final (the next) `bullet' so typing a Return removes it and goes to the next line. PS: after the initial `bit' and Esc to get the basic itemize environment pressing Esc again gives you the version with an optional argument with that argument selected for entry and Cmd-Ctl-F then goes to and selects the `bullet' for the first item text, etc.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> herbs at wideopenwest.com <mailto:herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> 
> 
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