[tex-live] Re: microstyle.sty and \textbf

[w.m.l at gmx.net]

Michael Hoppe wrote:
> Dear microstylers,
> 
> try this one:
> 
> %---------------------  snip!  --------------------------
> %&pdflatex
> \documentclass{article}
> 
> \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ppl}
> \usepackage[DVIoutput,expansion=false]{microtype}
> 
> \begin{document}
> \begin{tabular}{c}
>     \textbf{Greetings from MT\@protdo!}

or simply:

       \textbf{Ha!}

> \end{tabular}
> \end{document}
> %---------------------  snap!  ---------------------------

The problem is that the bold font is set up inside the tabular
environment, where `&' has a different meaning. When microtype tries to
set the protrusion factors for the ampersand, it stumbles. The solution,
for now, is to load the bold font manually earlier; to be on the safe
side, you can even do that in the preamble (after microtype):

 > %---------------------  snip!  --------------------------
\documentclass{article}

\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ppl}
\usepackage[DVIoutput,expansion=false]{microtype}

{\fontfamily{\rmdefault}\bfseries\selectfont}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{c}
     \textbf{Ha!}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
 > %---------------------  snap!  ---------------------------

Then, the bold font doesn't need to be set up inside the tabular
environment.

I'll upload a bug fix version soon (poor Jim, who's just announced the
latest version today).

Regards,
Robert.