Fonts & Character Sets ⇒ Bold Small Caps

[saneej]

Hi All,

Can some one help me how to use the bold-extra package to get bold small caps.

I am a newbee and would appreciate if you can give a simple step-by-step procedure or example. I have already installed all the required fonts and the package in MIkTEX

Thanks a millions in advance!!!

[frabjous]

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bold-extra}
\begin{document}
\textbf{This is bold} and \textsc{this is small caps} and \textsc{\textbf{this is bold small caps.}}
\end{document}

[saneej]

Hi Frabguos,

I have tried this, but it is not working. The smallcaps is overrided and just bold fonts appear (which is how latex behaves usually without the bold-extra package). That is the reason I am asking.

When you execute the code, does it give you bold small caps?

[meho_r]

In the attachment is the output of frabjous's code (with a small addition of \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}) which, as you can see, works fine on my machine (TL2009 with relatively up-to-date packages).

[frabjous]

I did test the code sample before posting and it works for me. You might attach your log file (perhaps with adding \listfiles at the beginning), and maybe there would be some clues in there.

[saneej]

Hi frabjuous,

Thanks for getting back to me:

The following warning in the log is an indication of some problem:

LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `T1/lmr/bx/sc' undefined
(Font) using `T1/lmr/bx/n' instead on input line 87.

LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for OMS+lmr on input line 87.
(C:\texmf\miktex\tex\latex\lm\omslmr.fd
File: omslmr.fd 2009/10/30 v1.6 Font defs for Latin Modern
)
LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for OMS+lmsy on input line 87.
(C:\texmf\miktex\tex\latex\lm\omslmsy.fd
File: omslmsy.fd 2009/10/30 v1.6 Font defs for Latin Modern
)
LaTeX Font Info: Font shape `OMS/lmr/m/n' in size <10.95> not available
(Font) Font shape `OMS/lmsy/m/n' tried instead on input line 87.


Any idea how to install this font??

Thanks

[frabjous]

The snippet from your log file shows that you are using Latin Modern rather than Computer Modern. I don't think the bold-extra package is designed to work with Latin Modern, or compatible with it. But the real question is: why is it trying to use Latin Modern? Did you load the lmodern package? Are you using XeLaTeX rather than pdfLaTeX or regular LaTeX? Did you somehow configure things system-wide to use Latin Modern rather than Computer Modern?

[saneej]

Hi

I am using the lmodern package. Without the lmodern package, if the \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} in included, the entire text becomes garbled. Removing both lmodern and usepackage[T1]{fontenc} brings the text back to normal but the bold caps does not happen.

The following is the list of my packages:

\documentclass[11pt,draft]{report}

\usepackage{eurosym}
\usepackage{breakcites}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[titletoc]{appendix}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage[sectionbib]{natbib}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{chapterbib}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage[tight]{subfigure}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[stable,multiple]{footmisc}
\usepackage{bold-extra}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{float}
%\subfigtopskip=0.1in
\subfigcapskip=15pt
%\subfigbottomskip=30pt

[frabjous]

Can you try the actual code snippet I posted earlier (with and without \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}) in a simple document? Does it work in that simple case? If it does, try constructing a minimal working example where it doesn't work.

You might also see if you have the cm-super package installed; if not, install it, and see if that changes anything.

Also, do you know what version of MikTeX you're using?

[saneej]

Hi Frabjuous,

Installing cm-super SOLVED the problem after including \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

I used MIKTEX 2.7.

That was really nice and fast!!

Thank you for helping me!!