> 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

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