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− | <cd:paramdoc>number of lines in the paragraph that the initial should occupy. It defaults to 3. The size of the initial is adapted accordingly, but it can be changed with font parameter. | + | <cd:paramdoc>number of lines in the paragraph that the initial should occupy. It defaults to 3. The size of the initial is adapted accordingly, but it can be changed with font parameter.</cd:paramdoc> |
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− | <cd:paramdoc>the text specified will be used as initial, instead of the letter following the <code>\placeinitial</code> command.</cd:paramdoc> | + | <cd:paramdoc>the text specified will be used as initial, instead of the letter following the <code>\placeinitial</code> command; `m` gets ignored.</cd:paramdoc> |
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Because the space carved out for the initial is rectangular, initials work best with a font with rectangular ornaments around the letter. | Because the space carved out for the initial is rectangular, initials work best with a font with rectangular ornaments around the letter. | ||
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Named initials must be defined using {{cmd|defineinitial}}. | Named initials must be defined using {{cmd|defineinitial}}. | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 4 March 2024
Contents
\setupinitial
Summary
Initials (also known as drop caps, dropped caps, or versals) can be made in ConTeXt using the \placeinitial command.
The command \setupinitial detailed here is used to customize this decorative first letter(s) at the start of chapters, sections, paragraphs, and so forth.
Settings
\setupinitial[...,...][...=...,...] | |
[...,...] | name |
n | number |
m | number |
before | command |
distance | dimension |
hoffset | dimension |
voffset | line dimension |
style | style command |
color | color |
font | font |
text | text |
location | margin text |
method | first last auto none |
Option | Explanation | ||
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n |
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m |
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before |
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distance |
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hoffset |
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voffset |
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style |
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color |
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font |
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text |
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location |
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method |
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Description
Examples
color, distance, before + variations on n, m , location
The following example produces an awful-looking initial, but it illustrates how some of these parameters work.
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=200mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext \setupinitial [color=darkred, distance=10mm, before={\blank[big]\hairline\blank[big]}] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[color=darkred,distance=10mm,before={\blank[big]\hairline\blank[big]}]} and \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[n=2, m=2]} \setupinitial[n=2, m=2] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] or \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[n=3, m=4]} \setupinitial[n=3, m=4] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] or \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[location=margin,n=3, m=1,distance=5mm]} \setupinitial[location=margin,n=3, m=1,distance=5mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
hoffset
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=200mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext Here is some text 1. \setupinitial[color=darkred] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[hoffset=0mm]} \setupinitial[hoffset=0mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[hoffset=5mm]} \setupinitial[hoffset=5mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[hoffset=-5mm]} \setupinitial[hoffset=-5mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
voffset
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=200mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext Here is some text 1. \setupinitial[color=darkred] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[voffset=0mm]} \setupinitial[voffset=0mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[voffset=5mm]} \setupinitial[voffset=5mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[voffset=-5mm]} \setupinitial[voffset=-5mm] \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
font
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=150mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext Here is some text 1. \setupinitial[color=darkred] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[font=Bold at 45pt]} \setupinitial[font=Bold at 45pt] \placeinitial \input knuth \blank[big] \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[font=SansBold at 45pt]} \setupinitial[font=SansBold at 45pt] \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
text
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=80mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext \type[option=context]{\setupinitial[text=Here]} \setupinitial[color=darkred,text=Here] \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
Notes
- By Garulfo on 2020-12-12T22:46:03+0100:
Because the space carved out for the initial is rectangular, initials work best with a font with rectangular ornaments around the letter.
- By Rik on 2021-12-16T02:10:09+0100:
Named initials must be defined using \defineinitial.
See also
- \defineinitial
- typo-drp.mkiv
- \placeinitial
- \definefirstline to apply specific style to the whole first line, or first words