Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Oscar Lopez wrote:
>
> Apparently, as of a recent version, LyX loads mathptmx automatically if
> you select Times Roman as your Roman font. Since mathptmx has no bold
> symbols, I can see this being a problem, and I'm surprised it was done.
Yes I didn't expect this behaviour, too.
> In the short term, the workarounds are either to switch your font to
> something else or to export to LaTeX, manually edit out the
> \usepackage{mathptmx} line and then manually compile the document.
Ok, the first workaround seems to me more versatile at least I do not have
particular constraints related to font choice.
>
> Perhaps a developer can address why the change was made?
>
I have been using lyx since version 1.2.x and this caught me by surprise.
> As far as the braces are concerned, LyX is interpreting your typing of
> '\boldsymbol{' as requesting both a bold symbol and a set of braces.
> Try '\boldsymbol ' (note the space at the end).
Thanks Paul for your promptly and helpful answer.
Best regards
