Werner Fink submitted an update to the
boldtensors
package.
Version: 2026-05-21
License: gpl2
Summary description: Bold latin and greek characters through simple prefix
characters
Announcement text:
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Description
The boldtensors package provides a highly efficient shorthand for
typesetting Latin and Greek characters in bold and blackboard-bold layouts.
It is specifically designed for the requirements of Theoretical Physics
and General Relativity, where a clear visual distinction between
geometric tensor objects and their components or scalars is essential.
The package uses active characters (~ and ") to keep the source code
clean and readable: - `$~T$` produces a bold tensor T. - `$"R$`
produces a blackboard-bold symbol ℝ.
Key Features:
• Engine Independent: Fully compatible with both classical pdfLaTeX
(using NFSS) and modern LuaLaTeX (using unicode-math and OpenType
fonts).
• ISO Compliance: Includes the bt-isodiff sub-package for upright
differential operators according to ISO 80000-2.
• Accurate Metrics: Correct placement of subscripts, superscripts, and
accents (like \hat{~T}) by using native math characters instead of
boxes.
• Micro-Typography: Preserves perfect kerning and font-specific metrics.
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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
https://ctan.org/pkg/boldtensors
The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/boldtensors/
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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