[OS X TeX] Boldface

[Alain Schremmer]

SOLD!
(But now I have to do it!)

Grateful regards
--schremmer

Maarten Sneep wrote:

> On 13 feb 2005, at 14:46, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>
>> Maarten Sneep wrote:
>>
>>>  I've learned the hard way that introducing font-changing commands 
>>> directly in your text is a bad idea.
>>
>>
>> (1) Could you amplify? I use a macro for
>>
>>    \textbf{#SEL#}\index{#SEL#}
>>
>> which, so far, I find quite convenient as it corresponds to a 
>> standard practice. Is there a drawback and, if so, what should I do 
>> instead?
>
>
> This is a TeXShop (editing) macro, which is rather distinct from a 
> (La)TeX macro. I would define a LaTeX command:
>     \newcommand{\FirstAppearance}[1]{\textbf{#1}\index{#1}}
> (Assuming you use a boldface type for the first appearance of an 
> indexed term).
> For easier editing, I would then define a TeXShop macro (never mind 
> that I switched to BBEdit ;) :
>     \FirstAppearance{#SEL##INS#}
>
> If you'd like to create an online version of your book, where you can 
> use colour for these items, you can
> now change the definition in a single location, and the rest is 
> trivial. Just change the LaTeX macro to:
>     \newcommand{FirstAppearance}[1]{\textcolor{blue}{#1}\index{#1}}
> No further changes to your sources are needed.
>
>> (2) What does #INS# mean/do? (Appeared in preceding posts.)
>
>
> It determines the location of the insertion point after running the 
> macro.
>
> Maarten
>
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