Re: Bold math

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Sytse Knypstra wrote:

>
> At 8/30/2004 10:50, you wrote:
>
>> Is there a "simple" way to get bold (, |, *, and ) in math?
>>         nikolai
>
>
> I don't know how to get them in the standard cmr fonts, but I have the 
> lucida fonts installed and realised these bold characters as follows:
>
> \definetypeface [mainface] [rm] [serif]       [lucida] [default] 
> [encoding=texnansi]
> \definetypeface [mainface] [tt] [mono]        [lucida] [default] 
> [encoding=texnansi]
> \definetypeface [mainface] [ss] [sans]        [lucida] [default] 
> [encoding=texnansi]
> \definetypeface [mainface] [mm] [math,bfmath] [lucida] [default] 
> [encoding=texnansi]
> \setupformulas [method=bold]
> \usetypescript [lucida] [texnansi]
> \switchtotypeface  [lucida] [12pt]
> \switchtobodyfont[mainface]
> \usemathcollection[lbr]
> \setupbodyfont[mainface]
>
> \starttext
> ${\bfm ( |  *  )}$
> \stoptext

there is also a magazine about it (see show-mag.pdf at www page) 

Hans  

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