User Guide

Glyph Window
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This operation lets you set the position of the nodes very precisely. Of
course, you can use the nodes’ property panel but this operation may
simplify the job:
1. Activate a Set operation by selecting Set in the Operations submenu of
the Tools menu or pressing the
button on the Tools bar.
2. Click anywhere in the editing field to set up a reference point. If you
click close to any of the guiding elements or close to one of the nodes
the reference point will “stick” to that object. The reference point will
be highlighted.
3. Position the cursor on the node you want to move and click the left
button again.
The destination node will also be highlighted and a dialog box appears:
In this dialog box FontLab shows the relative position of the reference
point and the destination node in rectangular and polar coordinates as well
as the absolute position of the destination node. You can change any value
and all the other values will automatically be recalculated.
After you press the OK button the destination node will be moved to the
new location and you can repeat steps 1-3 to move other nodes.