[OS X TeX] theorem names

[George Gratzer]

This is the same problem. We need instructions
how to create custom theorem styles.

GG

On 2010-11-13, at 10:55 AM, André Bellaïche wrote:

> 
> Le 13 nov. 2010 à 06:23, George Gratzer a écrit :
> 
>> I use the book document style and load the AMS packages, in particular, amsthm. Therefore,
>> theorems with names, e.g.
>> 
>> Theorem 5 (Fundamental theorem of AbelianGroups).
>> 
>> is typeset with 
>> 
>> Theorem 5
>> 
>> and the period in bold, 
>> 
>> (Fundamental Theorem of AbelianGroups)
>> 
>> not. Of course, it is easy to make 
>> 
>> Fundamental Theorem of AbelianGroups
>> 
>> bold, but I would need the parenthesis bold also.
>> 
>> The amslatex distribution has a file called testmath.pdf in 
>> 
>> amslatex/doc/latex/amsmath
>> 
>> On p.6 of this file there are two theorems with everything in bold. Unfortunately, there
>> is no source provided or explanation given.
>> 
>> Does anybody know the trick?
>> 
>> GG
> 
> I have a similar problem, but different. 
> 
> I would like not having the point after the the closing parenthesis in 
> 
>> Theorem 5 (Fundamental theorem of AbelianGroups).
> 
> to be typeset in bold.
> 
> Typsetting this point in bold goes against the tradition in typography which says the ponctuation has to use the same font as the preceding text. 
> 
> ``Old manuals of style say that the punctuation after a word should be in the same font as that word.'' D. Knuth, The TeXBook, p. 14. 
> 
> I have looked in the definitions of amsthm.sty, but I could not a way of changing the font of this point. 
> 
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