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Revision as of 18:47, 10 July 2021
Contents
\placeinitial
Summary
Initials (also known as drop caps, dropped caps, or versals) can be made in ConTeXt using the \placeinitial command detailed here.
See \setupinitial for customization.
Settings
Description
Examples
basics
\definepapersize[sheet][width=120mm,height=60mm] \setuppapersize[sheet] \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setuplayout[width=100mm,backspace=15mm,topspace=0mm,header=0mm,headerdistance=0mm,footer=0mm,footerdistance=0mm] \starttext \placeinitial \input knuth \stoptext
Short Paragraphs
When the first paragraph does not take up the entire height of the drop-cap, use the \forgetinitial command to indicate when the drop-cap ends.
\enableexperiments[autoforgetinitials] \setupinitial[n=2, style=\tfd, location=text] \setuphead[chapter][after={\placeinitial}] \starttext \chapter Short paragraph \par \forgetinitial \input tufte \stoptextinternal error: copy error Sqh08y/cropped.pdf
Notes
See also
- typo-drp.mkiv
- \definefirstline to apply specific style to the whole first line, or first words
