[OS X TeX] Fragile Commands [Was: how to convert .doc to .TEX?]

[Claus Gerhardt]

The package pdfsync seems to be the culprit, even protection of \emph 
doesn't help - at least for me (I am using amsbook and pdfsync).

The simplest solution seems to be to use
\renewcommand{\emph}{\textit}

whenever the pdfsync is loaded. Those, who need it, could even add this 
line to package pdfsync.

Claus

On Jan 19, 2005, at 23:52, Herb Schulz wrote:

> On 1/19/05 4:07 PM, "Claus Gerhardt" <gerhardt at math.uni-heidelberg.de>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> In Lamports book it is explicitly stated that fragile commands should
>> be protected when used in sectioning commands. Thus I would recommend
>> to use \textit instead of \emph in section commands and be done with
>> it.
>>
>>
>> Claus
>
> Howdy,
>
> But the \emph{} command doesn't seem to be fragile. I think most of 
> these
> simple commands were fixed up. The \emph{} command as redefined by 
> pdfsync
> is fragile; and Jerome know that already.
>
> To see one reason why \emph{} is nicer than and different from 
> \textit{}
> compile the file below and look at the headers on page 2 and 3.
>
> \documentclass{article}
> \pagestyle{headings}
> \begin{document}
> \tableofcontents
> \section{The First \emph{Section} is Here}
> Text, text, text.
> \newpage
> \section{The Second \textit{Section} is Here}
> Text, text, text.
> \newpage
> \section{The Third \emph{Section} is Here}
> Text, text, text.
> \end{document}
>
> The switch to upright is automatic with \emph{} when surrounded by 
> slanted
> text.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>
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