User Guide

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F o n t Id e n t i f i c a t i o n
Sometimes the operating system or a DTP application needs to know what
the font looks like. It may be necessary, for example, to properly substitute
for a missing font with the closest look-alike.
FontLab supports all the font-identification settings that are used in Type 1
or TrueType fonts.
Version Information
Version
Version of the font.
Revision
Revision of the font. Version and revision numbers are combined
and build a complete version record that appears in Type 1 font
headers.
TrueType
Version Record
[name: 5] TrueType font version records have a different format.
You may enter the TrueType version record here or just press the
Recalc button at the right of the field to fill this record
automatically. You must have the Names and Copyright pages
filled in to use the automatic features on this page. Press the
Apply button at the bottom of the dialog box to enter the new
Font Info values into the font’s header.