17.3.1.43 topLinePunct

This element specifies whether punctuation shall be compressed when it appears as the first character in a line, allowing subsequent characters on the line to be move in accordingly.

If this element is omitted on a given paragraph, its value is determined by the setting previously set at any level of the style hierarchy (i.e. that previous setting remains unchanged). If this setting is never specified in the style hierarchy, then punctuation shall not be compressed in this paragraph, even when it appears at the start of a line.

[Example: Consider a paragraph which should allow punctuation at the start of a line to be compressed, in order to prevent it from taking up unnecessary space. This constraint is specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:pPr>
  <w:topLinePunct w:val="on" />
</w:pPr>

The topLinePunct element specifies that this compression must be allowed when displaying this paragraph. end example]

This element’s content model is defined by the common boolean property definition in 17.17.4.