Re: Bold Script Characters in 6.0.2
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- Subject: [mg86234] Re: Bold Script Characters in 6.0.2
- From: Helen Read <hpr at together.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 03:01:44 -0500 (EST)
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- Reply-to: HPR <read at math.uvm.edu>
David Park wrote: > I wonder how many people see this bug in Version 6.0.2? (I'm on 32-bit > Windows Vista.) > > Type (or paste in from the Special Characters Script palette): > > \[ScriptCapitalF]//TraditionalForm > > and evaluate. Everything should be all right. Then select the output cell > and use Menu, Format, Face, Bold to change the FontWeight to "Bold". The > output cell will go blank and you will obtain a Messages Window with the > error: INTERNAL SELF-TEST ERROR: NoteFont2|c|1783. > > Alternatively, start a Section head and type: This section heading contains > a Script \[ScriptCapitalF]. > Again you will obtain an error message and the Script F will not display. > > This happens for all Bold Script characters, but it does not happen for Bold > Greek, Gothic or DoubleStruck. > > This problem did not occur prior to Version 6.0.2. I just installed 6.0.2 on (32-bit) Vista. I get a bold face script F just fine, no error messages. -- Helen Read University of Vermont