Redefine em to use slshape











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My google skills are failing me. How do I get em to exhibit it's usual behavior (i.e. {em slanted {em upright} slanted}), while making the emphasis be that of slshape? If document class has any bearing on it, preferably in memoir.






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          You can just redefine em (defined in latex.ltx) to use slshape instead of itshape. Note that this will affect emph also since it uses em internally.



          documentclass{article}
          
makeatletter
          
DeclareRobustCommandem
          
  {@nomathem ifdim fontdimen@nefont >z@
          
     eminnershape else slshape fi}%
          
makeatother
          
begin{document}
          
{em slanted {em upright} slanted}
          
end{document}


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          You can just redefine em (defined in latex.ltx) to use slshape instead of itshape. Note that this will affect emph also since it uses em internally.



          documentclass{article}
          
makeatletter
          
DeclareRobustCommandem
          
  {@nomathem ifdim fontdimen@nefont >z@
          
     eminnershape else slshape fi}%
          
makeatother
          
begin{document}
          
{em slanted {em upright} slanted}
          
end{document}


          output






          share|improve this answer





















          • I should have just gone to the source! Thanks a bunch!
            – Karl Damgaard Asmussen
            yesterday















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          You can just redefine em (defined in latex.ltx) to use slshape instead of itshape. Note that this will affect emph also since it uses em internally.



          documentclass{article}
          
makeatletter
          
DeclareRobustCommandem
          
  {@nomathem ifdim fontdimen@nefont >z@
          
     eminnershape else slshape fi}%
          
makeatother
          
begin{document}
          
{em slanted {em upright} slanted}
          
end{document}


          output






          share|improve this answer





















          • I should have just gone to the source! Thanks a bunch!
            – Karl Damgaard Asmussen
            yesterday













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          You can just redefine em (defined in latex.ltx) to use slshape instead of itshape. Note that this will affect emph also since it uses em internally.



          documentclass{article}
          
makeatletter
          
DeclareRobustCommandem
          
  {@nomathem ifdim fontdimen@nefont >z@
          
     eminnershape else slshape fi}%
          
makeatother
          
begin{document}
          
{em slanted {em upright} slanted}
          
end{document}


          output






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          You can just redefine em (defined in latex.ltx) to use slshape instead of itshape. Note that this will affect emph also since it uses em internally.



          documentclass{article}
          
makeatletter
          
DeclareRobustCommandem
          
  {@nomathem ifdim fontdimen@nefont >z@
          
     eminnershape else slshape fi}%
          
makeatother
          
begin{document}
          
{em slanted {em upright} slanted}
          
end{document}


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