--- a/README.md	Thu May 14 17:45:50 2020 -0500
+++ b/README.md	Fri May 29 15:32:47 2020 -0500
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
   a) Highlighting for the `todonotes` package: `\todo` as well as custom-defined
      `\XYtodo` for author initials `X` and `Y`.
 
-  b) Footnote highlighting (`\footnote`, `\footnotemark`, and `\footnotetext`).
+  b) Likewise (custom-defined) `\reply` and `\XYreply` macros are highlighted to
+     allow discussion of document review.
 
-  c) Highlighting of `comment` environments as comment blocks.
+  c) Footnote highlighting (`\footnote`, `\footnotemark`, and `\footnotetext`).
+
+  d) Highlighting of `comment` environments as comment blocks.
 
 The highlighting of todo-notes and footnotes has to be specifically configured:
 see below.
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@
 ### Regarding `todonotes` and `footnote` support
 
 Unfortunately, VSCode does not appear to let extensions contribute token colours
-for syntax highlighting. Therefore, to enable syntax highlighting for `\todo` and
+for syntax highlighting. Therefore, to enable syntax highlighting for `\todo`, `\reply`, and
 `\footnote`, add the following (with possibly customised colours) to your user
 `settings.json` (Cmd+Shift+P, “Open Settings (JSON)”):
 
@@ -38,6 +41,16 @@
                 "foreground": "#d17000",
                 "fontStyle": "italic"
             }
+        },
+        {
+            "scope": [
+                "entity.name.todo.reply.latex",
+                "support.function.todo.reply.latex",
+            ],
+            "settings": {
+                "foreground": "#d17000",
+                "fontStyle": "italic bold"
+            }
         }
     ]
 }
@@ -51,4 +64,10 @@
 ```
 (The colour setting here only affects LaTeX output, not VSCode.)
 
+To define `\reply` for discussion inside todonotes, a simple one is
+```tex
+\newcommand{\reply}[1]{\textbf{#1}}
+```
+
+
   [texlab]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=efoerster.texlab