[net.text] Bold Greek with TeX

mamon@acf4.UUCP (Gary Mamon) (07/31/86)

Does anyone have a macro to do greek letters in bold font using TeX?


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bob@uhmanoa.UUCP (Bob Cunningham) (08/05/86)

In article <8900001@acf4.UUCP>, mamon@acf4.UUCP (Gary Mamon) writes:
> Does anyone have a macro to do greek letters in bold font using TeX?

Switch into regular text mode, you're probably trying to do it in math
mode, and there are no bold greek letters in math mode.  You can switch
back and forth quickly $.....$.$......$
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mamon@acf4.UUCP (Gary Mamon) (08/05/86)

Here is the reply I received.

> Without going to a new font you can try Poor Man's Bold described on page
> 386 of The TeXbook.
>
>		Scott Simpson
>		TRW Electronics and Defense Sector
>		...{decvax,ihnp4,ucbvax}!trwrb!simpson

Poor man's bold worked fine for me.

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