User Guide

Glyph Window
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Adding a Component
To add a component to a glyph currently open in the Glyph Window,
select the Add Component command from the Glyph menu.
You will see a dialog box that looks just like a Get Glyph dialog box:
The only difference is that only those glyphs that can be used as component
glyphs will appear. Of course, a glyph cannot be a component for itself.
A composite glyph can be used as a component glyph. It is automatically
converted to source components.
Another difference is that you can set the position by entering its x
(horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates. The component position is the
distance between the composite zero point and the component’s zero point.
To add a component you select the glyph you want to use as a
component in this dialog box and press the OK button.
Another way to add a component is to drag it from the Font Window
and drop it in the Glyph Window while the
CTRL key is pressed.