17.18.20 ST_DropCap

This simple type specifies the location which shall be used to position a drop cap text frame when the contents of that text frame are displayed in the anchor paragraph at display time.

[Note: Although a drop cap is simply a text frame, the values of this simple type are used to determine how the cap should be positioned relative to the following non-frame paragraph in relative terms (see enumeration values), rather than relying on absolute sizing. end note]

[Example: Consider the following paragraph containing a text frame which should be positioned as a drop cap:

<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:framePr w:dropCap="margin" w:lines="3" w:hSpace="432" w:wrap="around"
w:vAnchor="text" w:hAnchor="page" />
  </w:pPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:t>A</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

The dropCap attribute specifies a value of margin, so this drop cap is placed outside of the text margin before the start of the current text. end example]

This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the W3C XML Schema string datatype.

This simple type is restricted to the values

listed in the following table:

Enumeration Value

Description

Specifies that the drop cap text frame shall be positioned inside the text margin on the anchor paragraph when this text frame is displayed in the document.

Specifies that the drop cap text frame shall be positioned outside of the text margin on the anchor paragraph when this text frame is displayed in the document.

Specifies that this text frame is not a drop cap text frame.

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this simple type’s content model (ST_DropCap) is located in A.1. end note]