diff --git a/004/codex-004.tex b/004/codex-004.tex index 2c5876f..7a46426 100644 --- a/004/codex-004.tex +++ b/004/codex-004.tex @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Terror or delight? Either way, like my former classmates, I'm moving on. \paragraph{Note:}This originally started out as part of the the ``College, 2008'' section, but soon took on a life of its own. It didn't belong there, but it belongs somewhere. So here it is. \medskip -\noindent{}\lettrine[loversize=0.1, nindent=-0.2em]{W}{hat} does it mean to be ``good'' with something? Especially with computers? The experience of being segregated into a little room almost twenty years ago because of something I knew while those around me didn't has marked me in some way. It's taken me a long time to actually figure it out, and I think it is that there really is no such thing as someone who is ``good at computers''. This is like ``being good at sports'' or ``liking Asian food''. The concepts of ``computers'', ``sports'', and ``Asian food'' are really too large to be considered as a single entity. There is really only ``being better at this one very specific thing than everyone else in the room''. +\lettrine[loversize=0.1, nindent=-0.2em]{W}{hat} does it mean to be ``good'' with something? Especially with computers? The experience of being segregated into a little room almost twenty years ago because of something I knew while those around me didn't has marked me in some way. It's taken me a long time to actually figure it out, and I think it is that there really is no such thing as someone who is ``good at computers''. This is like ``being good at sports'' or ``liking Asian food''. The concepts of ``computers'', ``sports'', and ``Asian food'' are really too large to be considered as a single entity. There is really only ``being better at this one very specific thing than everyone else in the room''. In fact, the person who is good at computers generally has three characteristics that make them that way. @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ The number one characteristic I've discovered that is shared by all people who a % New section starts with a drop cap \medskip -\noindent{}\lettrine[loversize=0.1, nindent=-0.2em]{T}{he} most important thing about having confidence is that it helps you to keep going. This is how you can tell the difference between arrogance and confidence—confident people tend to keep going and arrogant people tend to give up. +\lettrine[loversize=0.1, nindent=-0.2em]{T}{he} most important thing about having confidence is that it helps you to keep going. This is how you can tell the difference between arrogance and confidence—confident people tend to keep going and arrogant people tend to give up. And that's what I ultimately like about Linux—it encourages you to keep going. You don't get to a point where things are hidden away behind a proprietary brick wall. Everything is open source, right down to the core, and you can dig as deeply as you like. The only thing that's really holding you back (besides your attitude) is your time and money. But for me to even talk about these things would mean that I would have to do a deep dive into the many faults of capitalism, and that's not what this zine is about, although I do touch on that tangentially (or not so tangentially) from time to time. @@ -930,5 +930,10 @@ The first number (50) represents the font size, while the second one (60) specif Another issue that I ran into when creating the cover in \LaTeX{} is that I needed space at the top of the page, before the text. Normally, I use something like \verb|\vspace{50mm}| for something like that, but any \verb|\vspace| is automatically deleted at the top of a page. The solution is to use it with an asterisk, like this: \verb|\vspace*{50mm}|. +\subsection{Drop Caps} + +\lettrine[loversize=0.1, nindent=-0.0em]{D}{o} you want drop caps in your \LaTeX{} document? Then use the \texttt{lettrine} package. It's well documented and has lots of options. Just be careful not to overdo it. Drop caps can be overwhelming if used too often. + +\lettrine[loversize=0.1, findent=1mm, nindent=0mm, image=true]{Y}{ou} can also be really fancy by using custom images. In this case, I used \texttt{y.eps} to create this drop cap. I probably didn't choose the best font for this kind of thing, but you get the idea. 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