Re: [AUCTeX-devel] Bug#624735: Displays \it with an italic '\'

[Ralf Angeli]

* Frank Küster (2011-05-03) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> * Frank Küster (2011-05-01) writes:
>>
>>> Josh Triplett <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In auctex mode, \it displays as italic, including the backslash.  An
>>>> italic backslash ends up looking a lot like a pipe.  Please don't
>>>> italicize the backslash.
>>>
>>> Is this still the case in recent auctex?
>>
>> Yes.  But only if the \it is not preceded by an opening brace.
>
> So you would actually call it a feature?

I'd say yes.  Fontifying the whole macro looks more consistent to me
than fontifying only the part after the backslash.

-- 
Ralf