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

[Herbert Schulz]

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 {}!

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)



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