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From: smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: bold-italics-math in all type sizes?
Message-ID: <1230@carol.fwi.uva.nl>
Date: 6 Sep 90 11:50:36 GMT
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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