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

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the feedback--this is exactly the kind of response we hope for!
I'll try to add much of this information this week.

I'd emphasize that no portion of this document is anywhere near finished.
But I hope the rate of change will increase in the near future.

Thanks very much,

Dave

On 12/15/13 6:48 AM, "Tony Graham" <tgraham@mentea.net> wrote:


>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
>
>


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