Re: Bold lower case Greek letters in Times Roman font

[Paul A. Rubin]

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
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boldgreek.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document