[OS X TeX] Re: Dropcaps

[Dr. John R. Vokey]

"Bob Kerstetter" <bkerstetter at mac.com> asked:

> Does GW teTeX have a dropcap package?
>
> drop.sty, dropcaps.sty, initials.sty do not seem be there.

To get dropcaps, use picinpar (which defines the window environment) as 
follows:

\begin{window}[0,l,{\yn T},{}]
\noindent he paragraph with the opening dropcap; note that
the first letter of the opening word (i.e., the `T' of the `The')  is 
in the options to {window}.
The \yn macro was defined as: \font\yn=cmr17 scaled \magstep5
\end{window}

See ``The \LaTeX Companion'' p. 53 for more information on picinpar.
--
John R. Vokey


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