How to get lower case calligraphic font in math mode?

Question

I want to use calligraphic style for my lower case letters in math mode in latex.

Searching throughout the internet, I have found two hinting solutions

1. Using boondox/dutchcal/mathalfa, or
2. Using frcursive.

However, I am getting errors on using each of the above solutions on MiKTeX 2.9 on windows.

What I am using for option 1. is the following:

\usepackage{mathalfa}
...
\mathbcal{c}

But it gives the error

Package mathalfa Error: There is no bold variant of the calligraphic 
font. ... = \left(\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B},\mathbcal{c}

Using option 2. as follows:

\usepackage{frcursive}
\newenvironment{frcseries}{\fontfamily{frc}\selectfont}{}
\newcommand{\textfrc}[1]{{\frcseries#1}}
\newcommand{\mathfrc}[1]{\text{\textfrc{#1}}}
...
\mathfrc{c}

gives the error

Font OT1/frc/m/it/12=frcsl12 at 12.0pt not loadable:
Metric (TFM) file not found. ... \left(\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B},\mathfrc{c}

But if I use dutchcal for option 1. as

\usepackage{dutchcal}
...
\mathbcal{c}

I am getting the lowercase fonts which is too slanted to use.

Is there any easy way to get calligraphic lowercase letters in math mode?

Answer 1

The \mathbcal command is defined by mathalfa to choose the bold version, if available, but you don't need to use it: just \mathcal is sufficient:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[cal=boondox]{mathalfa}

\begin{document}

$\mathcal{Hom}$

\end{document}

On the other hand, this is hardly what you really need. For such a case you should use a text font, not a math font.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[cal=boondox]{mathalfa}

\begin{document}

$\mathcal{Hom}$

$\operatorname{\text{\usefont{U}{BOONDOX-cal}{m}{n}Hom}}$

\end{document}

Note the difference in spacing.

Answer 2

Okay! It seems like I myself have found a solution using the package pzccal as posted in the link - What are the options to get \mathcal working for lower case letters?.

\usepackage{pzccal}
\DeclareFontFamily{OT1}{pzc}{}
\DeclareFontShape{OT1}{pzc}{m}{it}{<-> s * [1.10] pzcmi7t}{}
\DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathpzc}{OT1}{pzc}{m}{it}
...
\mathpzc{c}