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0013582ScribusStory Editor / Text Framespublic2016-04-19 20:37
ReporterJLuc Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformLinuxOSUbuntuOS Version14.04
Summary0013582: Dropcap initial on ONE line only
DescriptionParagraph style effects dont enable to create droped initial on ONE line.

Droped initial ("Lettrines") are a style feature that enable to set a different style for the first letter of a paragraph. That letter can stand on 2 or more lines but can yet not stand on one line.

Enable the droped initial on only one line enables to set its style to bold, or to another font or other possile layout choices.

The issue is with the dialog that doesnt enable to input "1".
Tagsdropcap
PatchNo

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related to 0013806 new Contour line not used for inline objects 

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jghali

2015-12-02 11:19

administrator   ~0037786

Drop caps on one line are not drop caps anymore. So i do not see why we should enable to input "1".

JLuc

2015-12-03 09:53

developer   ~0037804

Last edited: 2015-12-03 09:54

Enabling to input 1 would enable to create paragraph styles with "sort of" drop caps on only one line.

JLuc

2015-12-03 11:40

developer   ~0037806

Maybe these one liners drop caps would be better labeled "styled initials" ?

jghali

2015-12-03 11:48

administrator   ~0037807

And what would be the *practical* use of that?

JLuc

2015-12-03 13:11

developer   ~0037808

I originaly posted that issue because i was asked for bold paragraph initials. Other possible styles are : Coloured, Other font, Different size but still one line, ...

See http://www.magazinedesigning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/drop-caps-initials-3.png

The idea of dropcaps is to put some visual emphase on the begining letter(s) of a paragraph. For this emphase, the designer can choose to lay the letter(s) on 2 or more lines and use a dedicated style, as is possible with scribus, but it might be his choice, also, to have a dedicated style for the initial(s) but still keep it on one line.

Sometime the letter is on more than one line, but on top of the first line, not below.
See http://blog.fonts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wte-06-css-pseudo01.png

http://ecrire-et-senrichir.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lart-de-la-lettrine.jpg

Kunda

2016-04-19 20:37

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Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2015-12-02 10:49 JLuc New Issue
2015-12-02 11:19 jghali Note Added: 0037786
2015-12-03 09:53 JLuc Note Added: 0037804
2015-12-03 09:54 JLuc Note Edited: 0037804
2015-12-03 11:40 JLuc Note Added: 0037806
2015-12-03 11:48 jghali Note Added: 0037807
2015-12-03 13:11 JLuc Note Added: 0037808
2016-01-23 13:18 Kunda Tag Attached: dropcap
2016-03-12 22:10 JLuc Relationship added related to 0013806
2016-03-22 12:31 Kunda Summary Droped initial on ONE line only => Dropcap initial on ONE line only
2016-04-19 20:37 Kunda File Added: drop-cap-initials.png