On 1/28/19 11:05 PM, [email protected] wrote:
On Jan 28, 2019, at 7:21 AM, Paul A. Rubin <[email protected]> wrote:
On 1/28/19 2:59 AM, [email protected] wrote:
On Jan 27, 2019, at 6:07 PM, Paul A. Rubin <[email protected]> wrote:
On 1/27/19 7:09 PM, [email protected] 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
