[OS X TeX] Drop Caps

[Adrian Heathcote]

The problem with lettrine.sty is that, if you want to use a Haralambous 
Initial, then you must use dvips -->ghostscript -->distiller rather 
than pdftex, because lettrine will only allow you to 'drop' a graphic 
file if it is in EPS format. So even if you have them in pdf format 
lettrine will not let you use them. This is a pity. (If anyone knows 
the creator Daniel Flipo, perhaps a word could be put in his shell-like 
ear that an adaptation for pdftex would be a boon for mankind.)

Adrian Heathcote


On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 10:01  AM, Felipe Zaldivar wrote:

> For a drop caps style you may try  lettrine.sty
> it works fine.
>
> Felipe Zaldivar
>
>
> On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 04:00 PM, Bob Kerstetter wrote:
>
>> Does GW teTeX have a dropcap package?
>>
>> drop.sty, dropcaps.sty, initials.sty do not seem be there.
>>
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