On 25/08/17 11:42, Richard Banach wrote:
> * in tex mode, if I type   $\it identifiername$   it doesn't recognise
> the second $ as closing the scope of \it ... and wants to underline
> everything that follows ... i haven't found how to turn this off

Based on your description, this seems like a bug. I recommend opening a
bug report.

> * in the old days, it used the  'angry primary colors'  color scheme, which
> was great for someone with poor sight like me, ... nowadays pale pastel
> schemes are the default ... how can I get 'angry primary colors' back?

Try M-x “customize-themes”.

I have never seen “pale pastel” colors by default. What version of Emacs
do you use?

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