Re: mkiv and lettrine

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

On 3/10/2015 10:51 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
> After studying that, I’ve been unable to find out how to do the following.
>
> \starttext
> \placeinitial {``L}{\kap{\bf et me}} tell you a little
> story.\index{Wittgenstein+ice floor analogy} There was once a
> young man who dreamed of reducing the world to pure logic. Because he was a
> very clever young man, he actually managed to do it. When he had
> finished his
> work, he stood back and admired it. It was beautiful! A world purged of
> imperfection and indetermenency. Countless acres of gleaming ice
> stretching to
> the horizon.  So the clever young man looked around the world he had created
> and decided to explore it. He took one step forward and fell flat on his
> back.
> You see, he had forgotten about friction! The ice was smooth and level and
> stainless, but you couldn't walk there. So the clever young man sat down and
> wept bitter tears. But as he grew into a wise old man, he came to understand
> that roughness and ambiguity aren't imperfections, they are what make the
> \stoptext
>
> I’d like to
> - Have ``L in the initial (quote mark + L)
> - Have the initial a bit in the margin, but not fully
> - Have the top of the initial not rise above the top of the first line

\setupbodyfont[dejavu]

\starttext

\setupinitial[font=Bold cp 
\measure{initial:n},hoffset=2ex,voffset=1\lineheight,n=2,m=2,distance=-1ex]
\placeinitial `What is this. \input ward \par

\stoptext

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