How can I implement a 'Lettrine' render in android?

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I've just a little question about

How can I implement a 'Lettrine' (dropped initial capital letter) render in android? I mean, a widget that renders a lettrine automatically.

Here is an example of what I'm looking for:

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I'm quite sure there is no "simple way" to do it, but if any could help... All ideas are welcomed.

If you are also interested in that kind of android widget, I'll be happy to collaborate and to release our work under LGPL license ;-)

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '12 at 16:57

The easiest way would be to put the text in a WebView with the appropriate CSS, and let the browser interpret the thing.

As for widgerts, all layouts in Android are rectangular. There is no easy way to do this. I think, you can achieve this with a custom StaticLayout.

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