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theducks · 07-02-2022, 11:16 AM

Drop caps are a pain.
I don't know what device makers did, but it is WRONG in many cases.
Every font has a reference (baseline), if the offset for the Drop used that, your (and mine) issue should not exist. EPUB (on multiple devices) looks good, on my K, it is always too low.
BTW IMHO you should always define the placement of a dropcap using one with a descender (eg Q ) if you use only 1 dropped P style.

07-02-2022, 11:16 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,109 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Drop caps are a pain. I don't know what device makers did, but it is WRONG in many cases. Every font has a reference (baseline), if the offset for the Drop used that, your (and mine) issue should not exist. EPUB (on multiple devices) looks good, on my K, it is always too low. BTW IMHO you should always define the placement of a dropcap using one with a descender (eg Q ) if you use only 1 dropped P style.