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Re: rsfs slant problems



Chris!

Some clarification please.

 bb>  - although rare, some bold cursive letters are sometimes requested;
 >    normal weight must be distinguishable from bold

 ls> Well, there is only one sort of bold that should be provided,
 > namely a bold for mathematics in bold titles.  If you accept this,

 cr> Unfortunately this is not acceptable.  whether or not it makes
 >typographic sense, it is a `true math bold' that is needed here.

I am sorry Chris, I do not understand what you are trying to say.
Please explain.

I distinguish two distinct purposes for "bold"ness for math.
I am suggesting the "titlebold"ness should be attended to first
 not last.

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 ls>  On the other hand, Knuth's "skew
> character" trickery could I believe be extended to solve these problems in
> some future e-TeX.  This is a hint for Mathias Classen and friends.

  cr> I belive such ideas are already being experimented on.

Can you be more precise?

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                     Cheers

                            Larry Siebenmann