User Guide

Glyph Window
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Using the Measurement Line
By default the sidebearing values are measured from the rightmost and
leftmost points of the glyph:
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t sidebearing Right sidebearing
Sometimes you need to measure sidebearing values from some other point
on the glyph outline. In FontLab you can do that by using the
measurement line – a horizontal red line that defines the “height” of the
sidebearing measurement:
Measurement line
You can see measured values appear above the line when you move the
right or left sidebearing:
The same values appear in the glyph properties panel:
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Sid
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Measured Sidebearings
You can drag the measurement line to any position and the information in
the Glyph properties will be updated accordingly.