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\enableexperiments[autoforgetinitials]
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\setupinitial[n=2, style=\tfd, location=text]
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\setuphead[chapter][after={\placeinitial}]
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\starttext
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\chapter
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Short paragraph \par
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\forgetinitial \input tufte
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Revision as of 18:45, 10 July 2021


\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

\placeinitial[...]
[...]name

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

\enableexperiments[autoforgetinitials]
\setupinitial[n=2, style=\tfd, location=text]
\setuphead[chapter][after={\placeinitial}]

\starttext
\chapter

Short paragraph \par

\forgetinitial \input tufte

\stoptext
internal error: copy error UUEmCS/cropped.pdf

Notes

See also

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