smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt) (09/06/90)
Some time ago I requested solutions for the problem that \boldmath
doesn't work in footnotes or sup/subscripts. The solution I am using
now is:
\def\bm#1{
\setbox1=\hbox{$#1$}
\copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\box1
}
Of course, this isn't perfect since you'll blur your character
somewhat, e.g., the serif-like extensions of the \it i.
I wonder... why doesn't \boldmath work in all cases?
Patrick van der Smagt
smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt) (09/06/90)
In article <1230@carol.fwi.uva.nl> smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt) writes: >Some time ago I requested solutions for the problem that \boldmath >doesn't work in footnotes or sup/subscripts. The solution I am using >now is: > >\def\bm#1{ > \setbox1=\hbox{$#1$} > \copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\box1 >} > Ok, this is dumb, an improved version would be \def\bm#1{% \mathchoice% {\setbox1=\hbox{$#1$}\dobm} {\setbox1=\hbox{$#1$}\dobm} {\setbox1=\hbox{\scriptsize$#1$}\dobm} {\setbox1=\hbox{\tiny$#1$}\dobm} } \def\dobm{ \copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\copy1\kern-\wd1\kern0.05ex\box1 } or something to the same extent (thanks to Raymond Chen (raymond@math.berkeley.edu) who pointed out this blooper. Never publish anything untested.) Patrick van der Smagt