hi david, hi greg > On 04/05/2010 03:48 PM, David Butt wrote: > > Is it possible to create a drop cap using styles on a paragraph and > > apply a different style to the rest on the the paragraph. At the > > moment the same style gets applied to the whole paragraph including > > drop cap (this happens both ways). I'm using version 1.3.5. Let me > > try and explain what I'm trying to do. Trying to create a Q&A page > > with the letters Q& A as drop caps in red and blue. the style has > > been set up for this. the main text then is just one other style > > but, when I try to set the drop cap style (after only highlighting > > the drop cap) the other text takes on the drop cap style, and when > > I highlight the other text and apply the text style the it gets > > applied to the drop cap as well even thoght it was no highlighted. > > I don't want to go down the route of creating a separate text-box > > just for the drop caps not if there is an easier way. > > > The problem comes from the fact that drop caps are a feature of > paragraph styles but not character styles. > You can apply a paragraph style with the drop cap, then a different > character style for the rest, but the problem is that the baseline of > the rest of the first line drops down to the bottom of the drop cap, > so you get the drop cap sticking up -- might or might not be Ok for > your purpose. > > In the end I think the separate frame for the drop cap is going to be > your easiest way to deal with this.
what about checking "drop cap" in the paragraph style and then manually applying a character style to each drop cap? ciao a.l.e
