Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!spl1!laidbak!att!alberta!simon From: simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Symbol-Bold for Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <1509@pembina.UUCP> Date: 5 Aug 88 16:03:50 GMT Article-I.D.: pembina.1509 References: <15054@santra.UUCP> <9677@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <19972@cornell.UUCP> Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Lines: 22 Summary: No Symbols-Bold, but it is needed In article <19972@cornell.UUCP>, ho@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Alex Ho) writes: > In article <9677@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) writes: > >In article <15054@santra.UUCP> jmunkki@santra.UUCP (Juri Munkki) writes: > >>The Apple LaserWriter II NT[X] does not print the symbol font in bold type. > >>Is there an Adobe downloadable font for symbol-bold and symbol-italic > >>or are there any other solutions? > As far as I know, there is no bold variant of the Symbols Set, as the symbol font is called. Bold greek letters are necessary in mathematical typesetting of vectors in Gibb's notation. In TeX I get it using the poor man's bold---repeated offsetting of the character to get a slightly blurred but (dare I say it?) bolder character. references to bold greek an be found in the Chicago Manual of Style and the TeXbook. I have never yet seen reference to slanted greek characters. ------------------- Simon Tortike Dept Min, Met & UUCP: alberta!simon Petroleum Engg BITNET: stortike@ualtavm Univ. of Alberta AGT: (403) 432-3338 Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2G6