User Guide

FontLab 4
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Transformation Program 471
Using the Preview Window 472
Saving and Opening a Transformation Program 473
Transforming Fonts 474
HINTING 477
Font Scaling, PPM 478
Coordinate Rounding, Gridfitting 479
TrueType And Type 1 Hints 480
Type 1 Hints 481
Font-Level Type 1 Hints 482
Alignment Zones 483
Standard Stem Widths 487
Additional Control Data 490
Stem Hint Programming 492
Type 1 Hinting Tool 495
Inserting And Removing Replacement Points 497
Adding and removing hints 498
Editing Hints 499
Autoreplacing 500
Preview Panel 500
Some Examples 505
TrueType Instructions 506
Font Parameters 508
Visual TrueType Hints 509
TrueType Hinting Tool 510
Toolbar 512
Layers 514
Options Panel 515
TrueType Preview Panel 516
Program Panel 518
Alignment Instructions 521
Alignment Zones 521
AlignTop and AlignBottom Instructions 522
Hinting Alignment Zones 523
Align Instruction 524
Links 527
Standard Stems 528
Single Links 529