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RainbowBrackets v. 1.1.1 y 2025

Part of a collection of commands used by the institute of linguistics - Goethe University Frankfurt

Provides automatic coloring of nested parentheses using a configurable color cycle.

Description

The primary function of this package is to replicate a common feature found in many integrated development environments (IDEs), wherein matching parentheses at the same nesting level are assigned corresponding colors. This visual aid facilitates improved readability and cognitive parsing of complex expressions.

Dependencies

  • {}
  • {xparse, xcolor, expl3, kvoptions}

Authors

ex. Paul Eduard Koenig (based on work from Ryan Reich, jub0bs, and Matthew Towers)

Version History

  • 1.1.1
    • Add new styles
      • Refactored style system.
      • Fix typos.
      • Added missing credits!
  • 1.0.0
    • Initial Release

License

This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Project Public License Distributed from CTAN archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt.

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rainbowbrackets – Automatic coloring of nested parentheses

The primary function of this package is to replicate a common feature found in many integrated development environments (IDEs), wherein matching parentheses at the same nesting level are assigned corresponding colors. This visual aid facilitates improved readability and cognitive parsing of complex expressions.

Packagerainbowbrackets
Bug trackerhttps://github.com/fragoli/rainbowbrackets/issues
Repositoryhttps://github.com/fragoli/rainbowbrackets
Version1.1.1 2025-07-18
LicensesThe Project Public License 1.3c
Copyright2025 Paul Eduard Koenig
MaintainerPaul Eduard Koenig
Contained inTeX Live as rainbowbrackets
TopicsParentheses management
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