[bookman156]

I'm starting to see why some people use drop caps in ebooks now. They're satisfied with really awful-looking drop caps. They must think they look good. My standards were always quite a bit higher. If I can't do it well, I won't do it at all.

Sure, if you like bad drop caps, you can do them. It might resemble a drop cap, or a raised cap. Even though it's really pretty random what you get. I didn't realise people weren't that bothered about micro-precision. I am. So I don't use drop caps in ebooks because what I want isn't possible. If what someone else wants is possible, go ahead, but let's not call it a drop cap, let's call it what it is: bad typography.