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I like the bm package. However, it seems to me the line

\DeclareMathOperator{\curl}{\bm{curl}}

won't make curl bold. Although changing bm to mathbf will do the job, I have to use mathbf everytime afterwards to keep consistency, which is something I'd like to avoid. Are there any solutions to that?

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    – yo'
    Commented Feb 2, 2015 at 14:24

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The definitions are the wrong way round.

You want something like

\DeclareMathOperator{\curlinternal}{curl}
\bmdefine\curl{\bm{\curlinternal}}

Or you could save TeX some work figuring out what that means and do

\newcommand\curl{\mathop{\mathbf{curl}}}

instead.

PS of course you like the bm package:-)

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    Isn't it \mathop{{}\mathbf{curl}}?
    – yo'
    Commented Feb 2, 2015 at 14:31
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    @yo' my eyes are not as good as they once were, but I reckon there is more than 1 letter in curl
    – David Carlisle
    Commented Feb 2, 2015 at 14:35
  • Ah, I always miss something with \mathop, thanks for clarifying.
    – yo'
    Commented Feb 2, 2015 at 14:35
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    best customer service ever:-)
    – user33869
    Commented Feb 2, 2015 at 14:44
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    @DavidCarlisle -- this construction isn't blindingly obvious. in fact, reading the output of texdoc bm it still is neither blindingly obvious, nor even hinted at. why don't you do a good deed and add it. please?
    – barbara beeton
    Commented Nov 13, 2015 at 21:26

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