[latinreq] Drop caps and raised caps - ED 2013-12-03

It's not clear from the Task Force page [1] whether or not this section is
finished, but since it hasn't been updated for nearly two weeks...

1. It doesn't yet cover raised caps (see above).

2. What about punctuation, e.g., quote marks, before the initial capital?

3. Should the document cover optical alignment of the initial capital? 
E.g., the 'D' in the graphic at [2] could have been shifted left such that
the vertical stroke of the 'D', rather than the serifs, aligns with the
left edge of the text block.

Other characters that you may want to shift to create a visually vertical
edge include 'T', 'V', 'W', and 'Y', plus you can make the case for also
shifting 'J'.

Rounded characters such as 'O' and 'C' can also be shifted a little to
make a better visual vertical edge rather than just touching the edge at
one point.

4. The graphic at [2] also illustrates the sometime habit of using small
caps for the first word, first few words, or first line to ease the
transition between the initial capital and the following text.

5. Should the document say anything about the initial capital being a
different colour or in a different font?

6. The graphic at [2] (thank you, Liam) also illustrates, I think, the
habit of added horizontal space on the non-first lines to make them more
easily readable.  Something you'd need more with this 'D' than with, e.g.,
an initial 'W'.

Regards,


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[1] http://www.w3.org/dpub/IG/wiki/Task_Forces/Latinreq
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-xslfo20-20101216/#initial-caps

Received on Sunday, 15 December 2013 11:48:23 UTC