ePub CSS doesn't support the :first-letter selector, so unless Calibre does some very fancy conversion, it won't work in ePub output.
For a method that should work in ePub (don't know about other formats) see
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=633655
Quote:
Originally Posted by jackie_w
I was browsing the Calibre User Manual today and came across the section named
"How do I use some of the advanced features of the conversion tools?"
in the FAQ with attached demo files.
When I tried the HTML DropCaps examples I couldn't get the simpler one to work, i.e. the one which uses the following CSS:-
.drop { text-indent: 0pt}
.drop:first-letter { font-size:xx-large}
with a paragraph coded:-
<p class="drop">This is a plain text based dropcaps ... </p>
This suggestion works great in my browser and when viewing the imported .zip in the ebook-viewer, but not in a converted EPUB or LRF on my Sony PRS-505. It doesn't appear to show up in the Viewers either.
Is this something which only works with some readers or other output types?
I think I could use something like
p.noindent {text-indent: 0pt}
span.drop {font-size:xx-large}
<p class="noindent"><span class="drop">T</span>his is a big capital.</p>
to achieve the same thing, but the original suggestion results in neater HTML if it can be made to work. |