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+# latex-syntax
+
+This package provides syntax highlighting for LaTeX to VSCode. It is intended
+to be used as together with [texlab][] to provide richer syntax highlighting.
+The grammar is derived from LaTeX-Workshop, but has improvements including
+
+  a) Highlighting of `todonotes` (see below).
+
+  b) Footnote highlighting.
+
+  c) Highlighting of `comment` environments as comment blocks.
+
+### How to enable
+
+This package does not override the standard “LaTeX” grammar. It provides the
+“LaTeX+” grammar. Please select that as the default grammar for `.tex` files.
+
+### Regarding `todonotes` and `footnote` support
+
+To enable syntax highlighting for `\todo` and `\footnote`, add the following
+to your `settings.json` (Cmd+Shift+P, “Open Settings (JSON)”):
+
+```json
+
+    "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
+        "textMateRules": [
+            {
+                "scope": "entity.name.todo.latex",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#d17000",
+                    "fontStyle": "italic",
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "scope": "support.function.todo.latex",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#d17000",
+                    "fontStyle": "italic",
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "scope": "entity.name.footnote.latex",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#e28000",
+                    "fontStyle": "italic",
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "scope": "support.function.footnote.latex",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#e28000",
+                    "fontStyle": "italic",
+                }
+            }
+        ],
+    },
+```
+
+  [texlab]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=efoerster.texlab