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<cd:assignmentsdoc></cd:assignmentsdoc>
<cd:parameter name="n">
<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>
<cd:constant type="cd:number"></cd:constant>
</cd:parameter>
<cd:parameter name="m">
<cd:paramdoc>number of letters to capitalize(gets ignored if you set `text`)</cd:paramdoc>
<cd:constant type="cd:number"></cd:constant>
</cd:parameter>
</cd:parameter>
<cd:parameter name="color">
<cd:paramdoc>for example <code>color=darkred</code>. It defaults to the current color .</cd:paramdoc>
<cd:constant type="cd:color"></cd:constant>
</cd:parameter>
</cd:parameter>
<cd:parameter name="text">
<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>
<cd:constant type="cd:text"></cd:constant>
</cd:parameter>
</cd:parameter>
<cd:parameter name="method">
<cd:paramdoc>to be determinedAffects the handling of quotation marks at the beginning. Doesn’t work with all languages, this is probably an oversight/bug. Under most circumstances, a leading quotation mark will get used as initial.</cd:paramdoc>
<cd:constant type="first"></cd:constant>
<cd:constant type="last"></cd:constant>
<cd:constant type="auto">The first letter after the quotation mark is included in the initial.</cd:constant>
<cd:constant default="yes" type="none"></cd:constant>
</cd:parameter>
<cd:notes>
<cd:note author="Garulfo" date="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.
</cd:note>
<cd:note author="Rik" date="2021-12-16T02:10:09+0100">
Named initials must be defined using {{cmd|defineinitial}}.
