> On Jan 29, 2019, at 7:28 AM, Paul A. Rubin <parubi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 1/28/19 11:05 PM, list_em...@icloud.com wrote:
>>> On Jan 28, 2019, at 7:21 AM, Paul A. Rubin <parubi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 1/28/19 2:59 AM, list_em...@icloud.com wrote:
>>>>> On Jan 27, 2019, at 6:07 PM, Paul A. Rubin <parubi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/27/19 7:09 PM, list_em...@icloud.com wrote:
>>>>>> Am I correct in thinking that the Times Roman font has no bold lower
>>>>>> case Greek characters?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jerry
>>>>> I don't think it's a font issue so much as a LaTeX issue:
>>>>> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/595/how-can-i-get-bold-math-symbols.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I read that page before posting and am having good results with the
>>>> eighth idea on that page--"Use the command \boldsymbol{YOUR_SYMBOL}”--BUT
>>>> NOT WITH TIMES ROMAN. I am using Utopia in the body of my paper with the
>>>> Fourier math font and boldsymbol _works_ for that (those) font(s).
>>>> However, I expect that at some point I might have to switch to Times Roman
>>>> for journal publication and boldsymbol _does_not_work then. I think I read
>>>> that this (bold Greek or bold lower-case Greek) can be a problem with some
>>>> fonts and I’m concerned that Times Roman is one of them.
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>> Works for me with Times Roman. In the attached LyX file, note the use of
>>> Times Roman as the math font (font settings) and the inclusion of the 'bm'
>>> package (preamble settings). The PDF file shows the difference between bold
>>> and ordinary weight. It might not be as much as I would like on some
>>> symbols (the omegas are a trifle close for my taste), but the bold symbols
>>> are definitely heavier than the non-bold symbols.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> <boldgreek.lyx><boldgreek.pdf>
>> Thanks, Paul. Interestingly, I get the same results without the bm package
>> but by using \boldsymbol on the Times Roman (New TX) mathfont.
>>
>> Jerry
> Times Roman (New TX) is what I was using at my end. You're right about not
> needing the bm package, which defines the \bm command, an alternative to
> \boldsymbol. I tried \bm and \boldsymbol side by side, and the PDF output
> looks about the same to me.
>
> Paul
>
Thanks for all the help, Paul and Günter.
Jerry
