MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Making some % of first line different in new chapters?

jackwoe · 05-25-2013, 04:14 PM

Thanks. Indeed, :first-line works in the firefox app, but not on my PocketBook. Does that mean it's an ADE?

I tried to use it for the first four words with a <span> but that failed.

The paragraph:

Code:

    <p><span class="first">&ETH;e night after her</span> nin&thorn;
    bir&thorn;day, wearing a white nightgown, she tiptoed into her
    parents' bedroom. Her bare feet moved noiselessly over &eth;e
    floor. In her right hand she clutched a plush c&thorn;ulhu
    doll.</p>

And CSS:

Code:

span.first:first-line { 
  font-style: italic;
}

If there is a way to make this work, I'm all ears. But, this is just a technical curiosity for the moment. For actual publication, I'm probably better off with an explicit format, using <span> or something else.

05-25-2013, 04:14 PM	#9
jackwoe Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: PocketBook Basic (613)	Thanks. Indeed, :first-line works in the firefox app, but not on my PocketBook. Does that mean it's an ADE? I tried to use it for the first four words with a <span> but that failed. The paragraph: Code: <p><span class="first">Ðe night after her</span> ninþ birþday, wearing a white nightgown, she tiptoed into her parents' bedroom. Her bare feet moved noiselessly over ðe floor. In her right hand she clutched a plush cþulhu doll.</p> And CSS: Code: span.first:first-line { font-style: italic; } If there is a way to make this work, I'm all ears. But, this is just a technical curiosity for the moment. For actual publication, I'm probably better off with an explicit format, using <span> or something else.