I am using the ASME paper template http://iel.ucdavis.edu/code/ASME/, I am trying to use \boldsymbol{\theta} from \usepackage{amsmath} but it doesn't work, only shows a regular \theta. Does anyone know how to make it work? Thank you!
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The template you link loads the obsolete mathptmx package. The simplest solution is probably to load bm (which will alias \boldsymbol to \bm). ETA: As @egreg warns, bm with mathptmx breaks on some installations, but you might not have an alternative if the publisher does not allow you to change the font.
You could also load newtxmath for a math font based on Times that does come in bold, but it is likely that the publisher won’t want you to do this.
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1I would definitely not use
\bmwithmathptmx. I mean, unless you find output such as in this picture acceptable. I don't.– egregApr 2, 2021 at 21:48 -
@egreg I wouldn’t use
mathptmxby choice, ever—the package description itself warns that it’s obsolete! Upgrading tonewtxtextandnewtxmathsolves rhe problem. Assuming, however, that someone is not allowed to change the fonts, what would you recommend?– DavislorApr 3, 2021 at 1:24 -
I recommend that you try the newer ASME conference paper template, https://ctan.org/pkg/asmeconf, which is based on the modern newtx fonts and which will support \boldsymbol{\theta} and many other math characters.
bmpackage and the command\bm{\theta}...\boldsymboldoesn's work on Greek characters ...bmpackage is used in such cases.\boldsymbolshould work fine for Greek characters, if you load a font that comes with a bold version.bmpackage works perfectly with the asme template.\RequirePackage{times,mathptm}and both packages have been obsolete and deprecated for 25 years. No reasonable bold math can be obtained with them. Yes,\bm{\theta}yields a not so bad output, but try with other letters and you'll see why it is not the solution.