User Guide

FontLab 4
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Using this operation you can approximate a segment of the glyph’s outline
with a single Type 1 curve (i.e. remove excess nodes in a curve):
Original outline Outline after manual approximation
To approximate part of the outline:
1. Activate the Curve operation. Select Curve in the Operations submenu
of the Tools menu or press the
button on the Tools bar.
2. Position the mouse cursor on the outline where you want to start the
curve. Click the left mouse button. Hold the
SHIFT key down to make a
smooth transition between the new curve and the old outline.
3. Position the mouse cursor on the place on the outline where you want
to finish the curve. Click the left mouse button. Again, hold the
SHIFT
key down to make a smooth transition. Note that the starting and
finishing points must be on the same contour.
4. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as it takes to approximate the
outline. Press the OK button on the control panel to accept the changes
and the Cancel button to reject the changes.