Re: Big First Letter with <SPAN>?

Try looking at

http://www.hypermedic.com/style/tips/dropcap.htm

Look at view/ source. you may get some ideas that will help you.

Frank

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tenley Shewmake <omb00642(at)mail.wvnet.edu>
To: <hwg-style(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:53 PM
Subject: Big First Letter with <SPAN>?


> Hello to All,
> 
> I would like to have paragraphs with a large first capital letter. I
> have made this work in IE4 as shown below, but in Netscape 4.61 the
> first and second lines of the paragraph are squished together as if the
> line-height property was altered. (and even in IE4 there seems to be a
> little bit of  squishing.) In Netscape if I create an "M" gif the same
> thing happens, plus I don't want to make all those letters.
> 
> HTML:
> <P><SPAN class="bigletter">M</SPAN>aking fine handcrafted and custom
> furniture available for your home, cabin or lodge; our on-line furniture
> gallery puts you in touch with custom woodworkers and artisans of the
> highest quality.</P>
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
> 
> STYLE:
> SPAN.bigletter{
>  font-family : georgia, "times new roman", times, serif;
>  font-size : 18pt;
>  color : #660000;}
> 
> P {
>  font : 9pt/16pt verdana, arial, geneva, sans-serif;
>  margin-right : 10px;
>  margin-left : 10px;
>  margin-top : 15px;
>  margin-bottom : 15px;
> }
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Best Regards,
> 
> Tenley Shewmake
> Alta Resource Wood Suppliers
> http://www.altalabinstrument.com/wood/
> 304 497 2756
> 
> 

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