Asmus Freytag wrote:
> At 04:12 PM 7/2/99 -0700, Markus Kuhn wrote:
> >I have run into these letters myself in lectures on theoretical computer
> >science in Germany. I can assure you that the German handwritten fraktur
> >glyphs are to > 99% of all German math and compsci students just as
> >alien as say Hebrew or Katakana characters (which at least one of our
> >logic professors also used).
>
> As long as there's no distinct use of bold vs. regular katakana, this is
> already supported today.
What's "bold katakana"? (Is it something different than a plain katakana
in a bold font variant)
> >On a more general note, I consider the use of fraktur characters (no
> >matter which form) in mathematics to be bad style anyway. Modern
> >mathematical notation gets its variety of symbols primarily from the
> >Latin and Greek alphabet, combined with numerous combining characters
> >(TeX certainly had a lot of influence here).
>
> > Some mathematics professors
> >have made it their mission to impress their students with more and more
> >exotic symbols, but this should more be seen as an eccentricity than
> >something that helps the reader or that the publishing industry should
> >support with a lot of energy.
FWIW, Japanese mathematics/logic texts (authorized by the Japanese
Ministry of Education) and mathematics and logic teachers/professors in
Japan (that I've met) use Latin and Greek alphabets in their math, never
katakana. :-)
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