Re: need typewriter-style quotes in LaTeX mode of emacs

[Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca>]

On 2007-05-25, Russell L. Harris <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
> While in LaTeX mode in XEmacs, I frequently have need for
> typewriter-style double quotes ("), such as when I am in the verbatim
> environment
>
> But I do not know of a way to type the character without switching
> from LaTeX mode to text mode.
>

There is another way to do this. It is a closely guarded secret, but
I'll share it with you if you promise not to tell anyone else. Here it
is:

hit the " key

(here's the tricky bit, pay attention!)

hit the " key _a second time_

Magic!

HTH,

Tyler