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Basic Identification and Names
Family Name
[name: 1] (this mark is the ID of the name in the TrueType and
OpenType specification:
http://microsoft.com/typography/otspec/name.htm)
The name of the typeface to which the font belongs. All fonts that
are from the same typeface must have the same Family Name field.
The Family Name is used as the root of the Font Name so we
recommend that you fill in this field first.
Weight Weight of the font. You may enter a custom value in this field or
select one of the predefined weight names in the box. Values in this
list are sorted by increased weight value. Choose Normal or leave
this field empty if you do not care about the font’s weight.
Weight Value
Numeric weight value of the font. This number defines the font
weight and is used by the operating systems to organize fonts to
font families. FontLab will fill it automatically when you select
some Weight in the combo box, but if you want you can customize
it.
Width
The average width of the font’s characters. Enter a custom value or
select one of the predefined width values from the drop-down list.
Leave this field empty or select Normal width if you do not care
about the font’s width.
Font is Italic [OS/2: fsSelection] Switch on this check box if you are creating an
italic font.