Initial
since version 2.9.7
Make some letters appear in a larger font at the beginning of the paragraph.
Child elements
Value
Parent elements
Case
,
ForAll
,
Loop
,
Otherwise
,
Paragraph
,
Until
,
While
Attributes
color
(text, optional, since version 2.9.0)
-
Set the color of the initial. Defaults to black.
fontface
(text)
-
Choose the font family. Only »Regular« shape is used at the moment.
padding-left
(length, optional)
-
Insert space left of the initial.
padding-right
(length, optional)
-
Insert space right of the initial.
Example
<Textblock>
<Paragraph>
<Initial fontface="Large" padding-right="2pt">
<Value select="'A'"/>
</Initial>
<Value>certain king had a beautiful garden,
and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden
apples.</Value>
</Paragraph>
</Textblock>
Info
Make sure you set the font face for the surrounding Paragraph to get the spacing right (it defaults to text).
See also