lines_to_drop property

ParagraphFormat.lines_to_drop property

Gets or sets the number of lines of the paragraph text used to calculate the drop cap height.

@property
def lines_to_drop(self) -> int:
    ...

@lines_to_drop.setter
def lines_to_drop(self, value: int):
    ...

Examples

Shows how to set the size of a drop cap.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)
# Modify the "LinesToDrop" property to designate a paragraph as a drop cap,
# which will turn it into a large capital letter that will decorate the next paragraph.
# Give this property a value of 4 to give the drop cap the height of four text lines.
builder.paragraph_format.lines_to_drop = 4
builder.writeln('H')
# Reset the "LinesToDrop" property to 0 to turn the next paragraph into an ordinary paragraph.
# The text in this paragraph will wrap around the drop cap.
builder.paragraph_format.lines_to_drop = 0
builder.writeln('ello world!')
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'ParagraphFormat.LinesToDrop.odt')

See Also

• module aspose.words
• class ParagraphFormat