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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: Drop-cap with letterine
From:       John Kane <jrkrideau () gmail ! com>
Date:       2017-04-04 19:53:26
Message-ID: CAKZQJMD9EqFcKxSNi6Q2esAKPs=E2YYyQj8AyhhetsfSOKzU+w () mail ! gmail ! com
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Oh, good heavens, I knew I was missing something totally obvious. I never
noticed the paragraph environment!

I had not used leterine in over a year and clearly forgot everything I had
learned.

Thanks very much.

On 4 April 2017 at 11:05, Paul A. Rubin <parubin73@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 04/04/2017 10:32 AM, John Kane wrote:
>
> Can anyone suggest why I cannot insert a drop-cap in the attached file?
>
> In the attached file, and an  old file, with \usepackage{letterine} in the
> preamble and the "initials" module loaded the Insert commands appear but
> faded out if I have the cursor in a paragraph with a drop-cap.
>
> If I start a new paragraph the insert commands disappear from the Insert
> list.
>
> However, both compile nicely.
>
> In the minimum example I simply copied a drop-cap from my old file,
> probably produced with LyX 2.2.0 or 2.2.1
>
> I am probably missing something basic but I don't have a clue where to
> look.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> John Kane
> Kingston ON Canada
>
> I suspect the reason the insertion commands are disabled when the cursor
> is in the paragraph with the drop-cap is that the developers of the package
> didn't expect (and/or didn't want) you to try inserting a drop-cap
> mid-paragraph.
>
> As for starting a new paragraph, the new paragraph will default to the
> Standard Environment. Switch it to the Initial environment using the
> environment selection list, and the insertion commands will reappear.
>
> Paul
>
>


-- 
John Kane
Kingston ON Canada

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<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Oh, good heavens, I knew I was missing something totally \
obvious. I never noticed the paragraph environment! <br><br></div>I had not used \
leterine in over a year and clearly forgot everything I had learned.   \
<br><br></div>Thanks very much.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On 4 April 2017 at 11:05, Paul A. Rubin <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:parubin73@gmail.com" target="_blank">parubin73@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px \
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">  
    
  
  <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><div><div class="h5">
    <div class="m_1439018953604334558moz-cite-prefix">On 04/04/2017 10:32 AM, John \
Kane  wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <div dir="ltr">
        <div>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div>
                <div>Can anyone suggest why I cannot insert a drop-cap
                  in the attached file?     <br>
                  <br>
                </div>
                In the attached file, and an   old file, with
                \usepackage{letterine} in the preamble and the
                &quot;initials&quot; module loaded the Insert commands appear but
                faded out if I have the cursor in a paragraph with a
                drop-cap.<br>
                <br>
              </div>
              If I start a new paragraph the insert commands disappear
              from the Insert list.<br>
              <br>
            </div>
            <div>However, both compile nicely.<br>
            </div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            In the minimum example I simply copied a drop-cap from my
            old file, probably produced with LyX 2.2.0 or 2.2.1<br>
            <br>
          </div>
          I am probably missing something basic but I don&#39;t have a clue
          where to look.<br>
          <br>
        </div>
        Thanks<br clear="all">
        <div>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <div><br>
                      -- <br>
                      <div class="m_1439018953604334558gmail_signature" \
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">John Kane<br>  Kingston ON Canada</div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </blockquote></div></div>
    I suspect the reason the insertion commands are disabled when the
    cursor is in the paragraph with the drop-cap is that the developers
    of the package didn&#39;t expect (and/or didn&#39;t want) you to try
    inserting a drop-cap mid-paragraph.<br>
    <br>
    As for starting a new paragraph, the new paragraph will default to
    the Standard Environment. Switch it to the Initial environment using
    the environment selection list, and the insertion commands will
    reappear.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
    <br>
    Paul<br>
    <br>
  </font></span></div>

</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" \
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">John Kane<br>Kingston ON Canada</div> </div>



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