User Guide

FontLab 4
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Decomposing
To decompose a composite glyph select the Decompose command
from the Glyph menu or from the Glyph Window default popup menu. The
outlines of all components will be scaled and shifted according to their
settings and added to the composite glyph. If the component glyphs had
hints then these hints will also be added and a hint replacement program
will be automatically generated. The link to the original component will be
lost.
To decompose an individual component in a composite glyph right-
click the component and select Decompose in the context menu.
Component Positioning
To activate the component positioning operation, activate the Edit
tool, position the mouse cursor on the component’s outline and click the
left mouse button.
Alternately, if the current glyph is composite-only (so if doesn’t have any
“normal” outlines), use the
PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to select a
component for editing.