User Guide

FontLab 4
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VectorPaint Options
You can also change the brush properties in the Vector Paint Options
dialog box. To open the Options dialog box, choose the Options
command in the options menu (
). You will see following dialog box:
In the Options dialog box you can enter the width of the brush and
change the slant angle of a calligraphic brush. Additionally, you can select
how the brush strokes are started and finished. Choose the brush’s starting
and finishing shape by activating one of the radio buttons.
You can also select the style of the connection between two sequential
segments of brush strokes. It can be sharp, smooth or flat. Select one in the
Options dialog box. Icons near the radio buttons give an explanation of the
styles of connections.
Last field in the Brush options area lets you to select the shape of the brush
stroke.
Other options relate to the Polygon tool (described later) and the option for
automatic activation of the Transform operation.